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- Open in the current public read path; this is not an employer guarantee.Last observed November 10, 2026
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- Modern power-system classification not yet published for this listing.Legacy source industry field: Energy Storage
- Pay provenance
- Employer-provided pay
Job Description
Work Schedule: Current Shift: Monday - Friday, 6:00am - 4:30pm Schedule will be subject to change including night and weekend shifts
Key Responsibilities
- Perform installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of electrical systems, instrumentation, and control equipment.
- Calibrate, test, and maintain process instruments, including pressure, temperature, flow, and analytical transmitters.
- Troubleshoot and repair PLCs, VFDs, control valves, and other automation components and equipment.
- Interpret and update electrical schematics, loop drawings, and control diagrams.
- Create and support predictive and preventive maintenance and repair programs using CMMS tools. Assist with instrumentation and control upgrades, system modifications, and project execution.
- Interface with operations, engineering, and reliability teams to improve system performance and uptime.
- Ensure compliance with all plant safety procedures, electrical codes, and environmental regulations.
- Complete technical job summaries and document follow ups
- Work with outside vendors to schedule onsite maintenance and repairs
- Identify and place purchase requests for critical spare parts
- Use Sila’s internal systems to share lessons learned from working on manufacturing equipment to improve work processes and safety guidelines
- Providing feedback to design engineering on design for serviceability
Requirements
- As an Instrument Technician on the Operations team you will play a key role in the design, construction, commissioning, startup and operation of our first of its kind battery material manufacturing facility in Moses Lake, WA.
- In this role as an Instrumentation & Electrical Technician, you will be responsible for troubleshooting, calibrating, and repairing a variety of electrical systems and process control instrumentation. The ideal candidate brings a hands-on, solutions-oriented approach and thrives in a fast-paced environment where teamwork, accountability, and continuous improvement are valued. As part of a small and growing team, you will work with internal and external partners and take on a variety of responsibilities using your expertise to support the planning and delivery of Sila’s first of its kind materials manufacturing facility.
- High school diploma or equivalent required; technical certification or associate degree in I/E, Electrical Technology, or a related field preferred.
- Minimum 3 years of I/E maintenance experience in an industrial, chemical, or manufacturing environment.
- Strong electrical and mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting skills
- Basic understanding of fundamental physics and its application to pressurized fluid systems and energized circuits
- Able to read and interpret P&IDs
- Experience installing, replacing, calibrating, and troubleshooting process instruments (pressure, temperature & flow sensors)
- Experience performing maintenance and leak checks on various types of piping construction (stainless steel tubing, flanged piping, threaded piping, welded PVC pipe)
- Able to train and develop other less experienced industrial maintenance technicians
- Experience supporting facilities equipment (HVAC, chillers, boilers, lighting, exhaust fans)
- Experience working with industry standards such as API, NFPA, NEC, IEEE, ANSI
- Working knowledge of electrical safety standards, practices, codes and regulations.
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