Instrument Technician- Syensqo-Borger, Texas
Austin ExternalTexas, United States
Posted January 7, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Austin Industries is a leading employee‑owned construction firm that delivers a full spectrum of civil, commercial and industrial projects across the southern United States. Through its three operating units—Austin Bridge & Road, Austin Commercial and Austin Industrial—the company specializes in design‑build, CM‑at‑Risk, turnarounds, heavy highway, transportation infrastructure, institutional and specialty services. Recognized as one of the region’s top ten general contractors and the country’s third‑largest merit‑shop contractor, Austin Industries consistently ranks in Engineering News‑Record’s Top 400. Its deep technical expertise, integrated project delivery and commitment to safety and quality set it apart in a competitive market. The firm’s employee‑owned structure fosters a collaborative culture that aligns client success with its own growth.
Job Description
The Instrument Technician will test, calibrate, troubleshoot, overhaul and repair controlling, indicating and measuring instrument devices to ensure specified operating performance. The role involves various technical skills such as reading and understanding manuals, blueprint schematics and testing specifications, as well as knowledge of electrical schematics and PLCs.
Requirements
- Test, calibrate, troubleshoot, overhaul and repair controlling, indicating and measuring instrument devices
- Read and understand manuals, blueprint schematics and testing specifications
- Knowledge of electrical schematics and PLCs
- Layout, fabricate and install tubing and tub trays
- Apply knowledge of mathematics to instrumentation
- Read blueprints, schematics and loop drawings and prepare job reports
- Assemble and disassemble all types of electronic process controls, pneumatic controls and hydraulic systems and components
- Calibrate equipment using common calibration procedures
- Understand the principles of pH and redox and equipment needed to measure them
- Work with and understand Ohm's Law and Kerchoff's Law and with Diodes, capacitors and other electrical components
- Understand steam and how it reacts to different situations
- Work with the principles of chemistry and physics required in instrumentation
- Troubleshoot and check out electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems using proper test equipment
- Understand fundamental instrumentation loops and how they function as a loop
- Understand common types of chemical plant process equipment
- Apply the procedures for measuring pressure level, flow, temperature, weight, density, heat flux, humidity and moisture
- Maintain current electrician's license or identification card to meet state regulations