Instrumentation & Controls Technician (Power Plant) - Memphis

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xAI The Instrumentation & Controls Technician maintains and repairs control systems and field instruments at SpaceXAI’s power plant supporting AI supercomputing facilities. This role requires proficiency across multiple turbine manufacturers and control platforms with flexible scheduling to ensure 24/7 coverage.

Responsibilities

Calibrate, test, troubleshoot, and repair field instruments and final elements, including transmitters, switches, analyzers, thermocouples, RTDs, control valves, and actuators
Troubleshoot turbine, generator, and balance-of-plant control systems across every manufacturer on site, including PLCs, turbine controls, and the plant control system
Find and fix trips, alarms, and bad instrument readings with the shift team and return equipment to service
Run loop checks and functional checks during start-up, shutdown, commissioning, and outages
Read and work from P&IDs, loop sheets, wiring diagrams, cause-and-effect charts, and control logic
Complete calibrations and repairs to procedure, and record as-found/as-left results and work-order closeout in the CMMS
Identify repeat instrument and controls failures and correct the cause, not only the symptom
Use AI tools to troubleshoot faster and to simplify calibration records, procedures, and shift handoffs
Follow SpaceXSI safety procedures, including LOTO, NFPA 70E / arc-flash, confined space, and hot work. Stop work when conditions are unsafe
Flex shifts and work hours, including nights, weekends, holidays, and callouts, to maintain 24/7 I&C coverage

Qualification

Experience with PLCsExperience with fuel-gasAbility to read P&IDsExperience using a CMMSExperience supporting commissioning

Required

High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
3+ years of hands-on instrumentation and controls maintenance in a power plant, generating station, or other high-reliability industrial facility.

Preferred

Experience with gas turbine or generator controls from more than one manufacturer
Experience with PLCs, turbine control systems, and a plant DCS or equivalent control system
Experience calibrating and troubleshooting 4–20 mA loops, HART devices, control valves, and instrument air
Experience with fuel-gas, water, or balance-of-plant process instruments
Ability to read P&IDs, loop sheets, electrical schematics, and control logic
Experience with LOTO and NFPA 70E / arc-flash practices when working in control panels
Experience using a CMMS, including calibration records and work-order closeout
Experience supporting commissioning, outages, or trip investigations

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