Instrumentation & Controls (I/C) Technician

Job Title: I&C Technician: IV
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Duration: 12 months - W2 onlySchedule: 40 hours/week on a 4/10 schedule, with working hours of 5am-3pm or 6am-4pmLocation: Sabine Pass, TXThis opportunity supports instrumentation and controls maintenance within a complex LNG facility environment, with responsibility for calibration, troubleshooting, testing, and repair of critical field instrumentation and control systems. The role works across process instrumentation, control valves, DCS and PLC interfaces, and safety instrumented systems to help maintain safe and reliable plant operations. This position also offers exposure to commissioning, shutdown, turnaround, and reliability activities in a technically demanding industrial setting.Required Education:Associate degree, technical diploma, apprenticeship, or equivalent qualification in Instrumentation and Control, Industrial Electronics, Electrical/Instrumentation Technology, or a related disciplineRequired Experience:Typically 3–7 years of relevant industrial instrumentation and controls experienceHands-on experience calibrating, maintaining, and troubleshooting pressure, temperature, flow, and level instruments, including smart transmitters, switches, and associated field devicesPractical experience with pneumatic and electro-pneumatic control valves, valve positioners, actuators, solenoid valves, ESD valves, and valve stroke or functional testingExperience maintaining or testing safety-related instrumentation, emergency shutdown devices, fire and gas detectors, interlocks, and safety instrumented functions in accordance with approved proceduresExperience in an LNG facility, natural gas processing plant, refinery, petrochemical facility, or other complex industrial process environmentRequired Skills:Strong working knowledge of DCS and PLC interfaces, analog and digital I/O, 4–20 mA signals, HART communications, loop checks, and field instrumentation integrationAbility to install, inspect, calibrate, maintain, troubleshoot, test, and repair instrumentation and control systems across an industrial process facilityExperience using digital pressure calibrators, temperature calibrators, multifunction calibrators, HART communicators, and related test equipmentAbility to troubleshoot control loops, instrument signal failures, communication issues, bad process values, and I/O channel faultsKnowledge of SIS, ESD, fire and gas detection systems, proof testing, and functional testing of safety instrumented functionsAbility to interpret P&IDs, loop drawings, wiring diagrams, hook-up drawings, cable schedules, logic diagrams, and cause-and-effect chartsStrong troubleshooting, analytical, problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skillsWorking knowledge of CMMS documentation, preventive maintenance programs, calibration management, and maintenance recordsStrong understanding of process safety, permit-to-work requirements, lockout/tagout, hazardous-area work practices, and safe work executionPreferred Qualifications:Experience with Emerson DeltaV, Honeywell Experion, ABB control systems, Siemens PLCs, and applicable remote I/O platformsPrevious experience in LNG, natural gas processing, pipelines, refining, petrochemicals, or a similar industrial process environmentManufacturer training, instrumentation certifications, control valve training, or SIS-related trainingExperience supporting plant commissioning, startup, shutdowns, turnarounds, and major maintenance activitiesExperience working with instrumentation manufacturers such as Rosemount, Yokogawa, Endress+Hauser, ABB, Siemens, Fisher, and EmersonKnowledge of communication protocols including Modbus, Foundation Fieldbus, Profibus, and Ethernet-based industrial networks, as applicable to the facilityAbout Airswift:Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. xzbcwsv With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.