Instrument & Electrical Technician
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 27, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 26, 2026. Koch Industries scores A on the Alion truth index.
Your Job
Join our INVISTA Orange, TX site as an Instrument & Electrical Technician (I&E).
We are seeking technicians with electrical and/or instrumentation experience who are interested in building additional capability across electrical, instrument and analyzer disciplines. In this role, you will help support safe, reliable, and competitive operations by troubleshooting, maintaining, and improving instrumentation and electrical equipment throughout the facility.
Our Team
Our Maintenance team includes skilled Instrumentation, Electrical, Mechanical, and Pipefitter technicians. The team works closely with Operations, Reliability, Process Engineering, and Safety groups to ensure safe and reliable operation of the facility. Our culture emphasizes safety, teamwork, technical excellence, and continuous improvement. You will collaborate on turnaround and outage activities, preventive maintenance, root cause analyses, and reliability improvements while supporting site operational objectives. This team works a 4/10 schedule with overtime as needed.
What You Will Do
- Inspect, test, troubleshoot, repair, install, calibrate, and maintain instrumentation and electrical equipment
- Troubleshoot and repair field instrumentation including transmitters, control valves, actuators, positioners, RTDs, thermocouples, flow devices, and related equipment
- Troubleshoot electrical systems including motors, starters, relays, transformers, disconnects, breakers, drives, and associated electrical equipment
- Support analyzer equipment and analyzer-related instrumentation as needed
- Perform routine preventive maintenance and condition-based maintenance activities
- Support operations during startup, shutdown, and outage activities
- Develop new maintenance procedures and improve existing procedures
- Maintain inspection, calibration, and maintenance documentation
- Collaborate with Operations and Maintenance teams to strengthen team capability and equipment reliability
- Develop recommendations for improving instrumentation and electrical system performance
- Perform root cause analyses and recommend corrective and preventive actions
- Coordinate with third-party vendors for technical support, repairs, and replacement parts
- Support Team-Based Maintenance initiatives and reliability improvements
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
3+ years of instrumentation, I&E, electrical, or related maintenance experience in a heavy industrial, chemical, or petrochemical facility
Experience troubleshooting, calibrating, testing, inspecting, or repairing instrumentation and/or electrical equipment
Experience reading and working from electrical drawings, loop sheets, and P&IDs
Physical Requirements
- Required to wear any or all of the following PPE: safety glasses, hearing protection, goggles, hard hats, FRC, acid suits, breathing air, gloves, safety boots, respirators, arc flash suits, and encapsulated suits. PPE use is in accordance with the Job Safety Analysis (JSA) for a given task.
- Ability to lift a minimum of 50 lbs.
- Ability to work in hot, cold, and inclement climate conditions.
- Must be able to work in confined spaces with supplied breathing air and congested areas.
- Must be able to climb stairs, ladders, ladders on vessels and columns, and ladders associated with scaffolds in excess of eighty feet.
- Must be able to work on call schedule.
What Will Put You Ahead
- 5+ years’ experience in a chemical, petrochemical, or refining facility
- Experience with analyzer equipment
- Experience leading troubleshooting efforts on instrumentation systems and serving as a technical resource for instrumentation-related equipment issues.
- Experience facilitating RCA and Failure Mode Cause Analysis
- Experience using SAP or other CMMS systems
- Experience with Honeywell systems or field device management tools
- Associate degree in Instrumentation, Electrical Technology, Process Technology, or related field
This role is subject to a pre-hire physical abilities test.
This role is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.
Who We Are
As a Koch company, INVISTA has a long history of working to make the world around you a better place. From parts for the automotive industry to medical equipment, air bags, food packaging and clothing, our ingredients in the nylon 6,6 and polypropylene value chains help bring many of life’s essential products to market.
At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).