# Instrumentation Technician

*/JobTypes/Instrumentation_Technician*

## Neighborhood

### Parent

- [Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians](/Occupations/Aerospace_Engineering_and_Operations_Technologists_and_Technicians) — parent · Occupations

### Siblings

- [Avionics Integration Technician](/JobTypes/Avionics_Integration_Technician) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Avionics Technician](/JobTypes/Avionics_Technician) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Flight Line Technician](/JobTypes/Flight_Line_Technician) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Launch Pad Operations Technician](/JobTypes/Launch_Pad_Operations_Technician) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Nondestructive Testing (NDT) Aerospace Technician](/JobTypes/Nondestructive_Testing_(NDT)_Aerospace_Technician) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Propulsion Test Technician](/JobTypes/Propulsion_Test_Technician) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Simulator Maintenance Technician](/JobTypes/Simulator_Maintenance_Technician) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Spacecraft Assembly Technician](/JobTypes/Spacecraft_Assembly_Technician) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Telemetry and Data Acquisition Technician](/JobTypes/Telemetry_and_Data_Acquisition_Technician) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Wind Tunnel Operations Technician](/JobTypes/Wind_Tunnel_Operations_Technician) — siblings · JobTypes

### Related (delivered by)

- [Calibrate Heading Sensors](/Processes/Calibrate_Heading_Sensors) — delivered by · Processes
- [Prepare And Instrument Test Vehicles](/Processes/Prepare_And_Instrument_Test_Vehicles) — delivered by · Processes
- [Sensor Fleet Calibration Management](/Processes/Sensor_Fleet_Calibration_Management) — delivered by · Processes
- [Electrical and Instrumentation Servicing](/Processes/Electrical_and_Instrumentation_Servicing) — delivered by · Processes
- [Build Fluid Metering Systems](/Processes/Build_Fluid_Metering_Systems) — delivered by · Processes
- [Test Range Services](/Processes/Test_Range_Services) — delivered by · Processes
- [Data Logging](/Processes/Data_Logging) — delivered by · Processes
- [Telemetry Data Acquisition](/Processes/Telemetry_Data_Acquisition) — delivered by · Processes
- [Chemical Process Metering](/Processes/Chemical_Process_Metering) — delivered by · Processes
- [Instrument Repair](/Processes/Instrument_Repair) — delivered by · Processes
- [Field Device Installation and Wiring](/Processes/Field_Device_Installation_and_Wiring) — delivered by · Processes
- [Control System Installation](/Processes/Control_System_Installation) — delivered by · Processes
- [Flight Test Instrumentation Integration](/Processes/Flight_Test_Instrumentation_Integration) — delivered by · Processes
- [Install Belt Weighing System](/Processes/Install_Belt_Weighing_System) — delivered by · Processes
- [Calibrate Temperature Instruments](/Processes/Calibrate_Temperature_Instruments) — delivered by · Processes
- [Wire Machine Sensors](/Processes/Wire_Machine_Sensors) — delivered by · Processes
- [Gas Monitoring System Installation](/Processes/Gas_Monitoring_System_Installation) — delivered by · Processes
- [Perform Tension Measurement](/Processes/Perform_Tension_Measurement) — delivered by · Processes
- [Gas Detector Calibration and Fleet Maintenance](/Processes/Gas_Detector_Calibration_and_Fleet_Maintenance) — delivered by · Processes
- [Automate and control plant](/Processes/Automate_and_control_plant) — delivered by · Processes
- [Prepare test stations, instrumentation, or data acquisition systems for use in specific tests of fue...](/Tasks/Prepare_test_stations,_instrumentation,_or_data_acquisition_systems_for_use_in_specific_tests_of_fue...) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Maintain electrical switchgear, process controls, transmitters, gauges, and control equipment in acc...](/Tasks/Maintain_electrical_switchgear,_process_controls,_transmitters,_gauges,_and_control_equipment_in_acc...) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Collect turbine data for testing or research and analysis.](/Tasks/Collect_turbine_data_for_testing_or_research_and_analysis.) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Install automatic controls to regulate pipe systems.](/Tasks/Install_automatic_controls_to_regulate_pipe_systems.) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Perform routine maintenance on mechanical, electrical, or electronic equipment or instruments used i...](/Tasks/Perform_routine_maintenance_on_mechanical,_electrical,_or_electronic_equipment_or_instruments_used_i...) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Install and maintain geothermal system instrumentation or controls.](/Tasks/Install_and_maintain_geothermal_system_instrumentation_or_controls.) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Identify required data, data acquisition plans, and test parameters, setting up equipment to conform...](/Tasks/Identify_required_data,_data_acquisition_plans,_and_test_parameters,_setting_up_equipment_to_conform...) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Monitor material flow or instruments, such as temperature or pressure gauges, indicators, or meters,...](/Tasks/Monitor_material_flow_or_instruments,_such_as_temperature_or_pressure_gauges,_indicators,_or_meters,...) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Install monitoring system components, such as flow meters, temperature gauges, and pressure gauges, ...](/Tasks/Install_monitoring_system_components,_such_as_flow_meters,_temperature_gauges,_and_pressure_gauges,_...) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Install equipment, such as instrumentation, test equipment, engines, or aftermarket products, to ens...](/Tasks/Install_equipment,_such_as_instrumentation,_test_equipment,_engines,_or_aftermarket_products,_to_ens...) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Check, test, and maintain automatic controls and alarm systems.](/Tasks/Check,_test,_and_maintain_automatic_controls_and_alarm_systems.) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Design or fabricate experimental apparatus to develop new products or processes.](/Tasks/Design_or_fabricate_experimental_apparatus_to_develop_new_products_or_processes.) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Program computers or electronic instruments, such as numerically controlled machine tools.](/Tasks/Program_computers_or_electronic_instruments,_such_as_numerically_controlled_machine_tools.) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Connect reactor to computer, using hand tools and power tools.](/Tasks/Connect_reactor_to_computer,_using_hand_tools_and_power_tools.) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Install, maintain, and calibrate instruments such as those that monitor water levels, rainfall, and ...](/Tasks/Install,_maintain,_and_calibrate_instruments_such_as_those_that_monitor_water_levels,_rainfall,_and_...) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Calibrate data collection equipment.](/Tasks/Calibrate_data_collection_equipment.) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Calibrate and maintain chemical instrumentation sensing elements and sampling system equipment, usin...](/Tasks/Calibrate_and_maintain_chemical_instrumentation_sensing_elements_and_sampling_system_equipment,_usin...) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Monitor and log transmitter readings.](/Tasks/Monitor_and_log_transmitter_readings.) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instrumen...](/Tasks/Repair_and_service_blasting,_shooting,_and_automotive_equipment,_and_electrical_wiring_and_instrumen...) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Finish vehicle instrumentation and deinstrumentation.](/Tasks/Finish_vehicle_instrumentation_and_deinstrumentation.) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Set up prototype and test apparatus and operate test controlling equipment to observe and record pro...](/Tasks/Set_up_prototype_and_test_apparatus_and_operate_test_controlling_equipment_to_observe_and_record_pro...) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Set up or operate prototype or test apparatus, such as control consoles, collimators, recording equi...](/Tasks/Set_up_or_operate_prototype_or_test_apparatus,_such_as_control_consoles,_collimators,_recording_equi...) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Record operating data, such as process conditions, test results, or instrument readings.](/Tasks/Record_operating_data,_such_as_process_conditions,_test_results,_or_instrument_readings.) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Install instrumentation or electronic equipment or systems.](/Activities/Install_instrumentation_or_electronic_equipment_or_systems.) — delivered by · Activities
- [Install gauges or controls.](/Activities/Install_gauges_or_controls.) — delivered by · Activities
- [Calibrate testing instruments and installed or repaired equipment to prescribed specifications.](/Tasks/Calibrate_testing_instruments_and_installed_or_repaired_equipment_to_prescribed_specifications.) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Test and repair circuits and sensors, following wiring and system specifications.](/Tasks/Test_and_repair_circuits_and_sensors,_following_wiring_and_system_specifications.) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Measure equipment outputs.](/Activities/Measure_equipment_outputs.) — delivered by · Activities
- [Test or calibrate components or equipment, following manufacturers' manuals and troubleshooting tech...](/Tasks/Test_or_calibrate_components_or_equipment,_following_manufacturers'_manuals_and_troubleshooting_tech...) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Install or program computer hardware or machine or instrumentation software in microprocessor-based ...](/Tasks/Install_or_program_computer_hardware_or_machine_or_instrumentation_software_in_microprocessor-based_...) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Assist mechanical engineers in product testing through activities such as setting up instrumentation...](/Tasks/Assist_mechanical_engineers_in_product_testing_through_activities_such_as_setting_up_instrumentation...) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Prepare vehicles for sub-system testing](/Processes/Prepare_vehicles_for_sub-system_testing) — delivered by · Processes
- [Perform durability test in proving ground and road simulator](/Processes/Perform_durability_test_in_proving_ground_and_road_simulator) — delivered by · Processes
- [Manage plant alarms and alerts](/Processes/Manage_plant_alarms_and_alerts) — delivered by · Processes
- [Maintain controls-related technologies and tools](/Processes/Maintain_controls-related_technologies_and_tools) — delivered by · Processes

### Related (signature role)

- [University Research Facility](/CompanyTypes/University_Research_Facility) — signature role · CompanyTypes
- [Commissioning Services Provider](/CompanyTypes/Commissioning_Services_Provider) — signature role · CompanyTypes
- [Automotive Testing Laboratory](/CompanyTypes/Automotive_Testing_Laboratory) — signature role · CompanyTypes
- [Vehicle Test Laboratory](/CompanyTypes/Vehicle_Test_Laboratory) — signature role · CompanyTypes
- [Proving Ground Operator](/CompanyTypes/Proving_Ground_Operator) — signature role · CompanyTypes
- [Industrial Maintenance Service Providers](/CompanyTypes/Industrial_Maintenance_Service_Providers) — signature role · CompanyTypes
- [Vehicle Testing Laboratory](/CompanyTypes/Vehicle_Testing_Laboratory) — signature role · CompanyTypes
- [Industrial Maintenance Services Provider](/CompanyTypes/Industrial_Maintenance_Services_Provider) — signature role · CompanyTypes
- [Utility Operations and Maintenance Contractor](/CompanyTypes/Utility_Operations_and_Maintenance_Contractor) — signature role · CompanyTypes
- [Spacecraft & Payload Testing Facilities](/CompanyTypes/Spacecraft_&_Payload_Testing_Facilities) — signature role · CompanyTypes
- [Flight Test Services Provider](/CompanyTypes/Flight_Test_Services_Provider) — signature role · CompanyTypes
- [Automotive Test Laboratory](/CompanyTypes/Automotive_Test_Laboratory) — signature role · CompanyTypes
- [Merchant Ammonia Producers](/CompanyTypes/Merchant_Ammonia_Producers) — signature role · CompanyTypes
- [Mega-Scale Global Petroleum Refinery](/CompanyTypes/Mega-Scale_Global_Petroleum_Refinery) — signature role · CompanyTypes
- [Laboratory Furnace Manufacturers](/CompanyTypes/Laboratory_Furnace_Manufacturers) — signature role · CompanyTypes
- [Flow and Level Measurement Specialists](/CompanyTypes/Flow_and_Level_Measurement_Specialists) — signature role · CompanyTypes
- [Harsh and Hazardous Location Specialist](/CompanyTypes/Harsh_and_Hazardous_Location_Specialist) — signature role · CompanyTypes
- [Advanced Water Reclamation Facilities](/CompanyTypes/Advanced_Water_Reclamation_Facilities) — signature role · CompanyTypes
- [Full-Line Process Automation Conglomerates](/CompanyTypes/Full-Line_Process_Automation_Conglomerates) — signature role · CompanyTypes
- [Sour Gas / Sulfur Recovery Operator](/CompanyTypes/Sour_Gas_%2F_Sulfur_Recovery_Operator) — signature role · CompanyTypes

### Related (staff)

- [Vehicle Test Operations](/Departments/Vehicle_Test_Operations) — staff · Departments
- [Controls Engineering](/Departments/Controls_Engineering) — staff · Departments
- [Process Control](/Departments/Process_Control) — staff · Departments

### Who staffs this

- [Steam & Utilities](/Departments/Steam_&_Utilities) — staffs · Departments
- [Flight Test and Prototyping Shops](/CompanyTypes/Flight_Test_and_Prototyping_Shops) — staffs · CompanyTypes

### Perform

- [Document Calibration Records](/Tasks/Document_Calibration_Records) — perform · Tasks
- [Verify sensor accuracy](/Tasks/Verify_sensor_accuracy) — perform · Tasks
- [Troubleshoot instrument faults](/Tasks/Troubleshoot_instrument_faults) — perform · Tasks
- [Calibrate process instruments](/Tasks/Calibrate_process_instruments) — perform · Tasks
- [Maintain control loop hardware](/Tasks/Maintain_control_loop_hardware) — perform · Tasks
- [Tune Closed-Loop Control Parameters](/Tasks/Tune_Closed-Loop_Control_Parameters) — perform · Tasks
- [Troubleshoot Control Loop Faults](/Tasks/Troubleshoot_Control_Loop_Faults) — perform · Tasks
- [Mount and fasten control panels, door and window contacts, sensors, or video cameras, and attach ele...](/Tasks/Mount_and_fasten_control_panels,_door_and_window_contacts,_sensors,_or_video_cameras,_and_attach_ele...) — perform · Tasks
- [Maintain equipment service records.](/Tasks/Maintain_equipment_service_records.) — perform · Tasks
- [Calibrate instrumentation, such as meters, gauges, and regulators, for pressure, temperature, flow, ...](/Tasks/Calibrate_instrumentation,_such_as_meters,_gauges,_and_regulators,_for_pressure,_temperature,_flow,_...) — perform · Tasks
- [Perform preventive maintenance on instrumentation](/Tasks/Perform_preventive_maintenance_on_instrumentation) — perform · Tasks
- [Test and replace faulty instrument components](/Tasks/Test_and_replace_faulty_instrument_components) — perform · Tasks
- [Install measurement and control devices](/Tasks/Install_measurement_and_control_devices) — perform · Tasks
- [Maintain calibration records](/Tasks/Maintain_calibration_records) — perform · Tasks
- [Repair faulty instrumentation](/Tasks/Repair_faulty_instrumentation) — perform · Tasks
- [Test instrument signal integrity](/Tasks/Test_instrument_signal_integrity) — perform · Tasks
- [Troubleshoot instrumentation faults](/Tasks/Troubleshoot_instrumentation_faults) — perform · Tasks
- [Tune control loops](/Tasks/Tune_control_loops) — perform · Tasks

### Required knowledge

- [Process Control Fundamentals](/Knowledge/Process_Control_Fundamentals) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Process Control Instrumentation](/Knowledge/Process_Control_Instrumentation) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Industrial Safety Regulations](/Knowledge/Industrial_Safety_Regulations) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Electrical and Electronic Theory](/Knowledge/Electrical_and_Electronic_Theory) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Calibration Standards](/Knowledge/Calibration_Standards) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Measurement and sensor technology](/Knowledge/Measurement_and_sensor_technology) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Control Loop Fundamentals](/Knowledge/Control_Loop_Fundamentals) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Electrical Signal Standards](/Knowledge/Electrical_Signal_Standards) — requires knowledge · Knowledge

### Engage in

- [Calibrate process instruments](/Activities/Calibrate_process_instruments) — engage in · Activities
- [Troubleshoot instrument faults](/Activities/Troubleshoot_instrument_faults) — engage in · Activities
- [Tune Closed-Loop Control Parameters](/Activities/Tune_Closed-Loop_Control_Parameters) — engage in · Activities
- [Troubleshoot Control Loop Faults](/Activities/Troubleshoot_Control_Loop_Faults) — engage in · Activities
- [Troubleshoot Instrumentation Faults](/Activities/Troubleshoot_Instrumentation_Faults) — engage in · Activities
- [Calibrate process instruments and sensors](/Activities/Calibrate_process_instruments_and_sensors) — engage in · Activities

### Requires ability

- [Arm-Hand Steadiness](/Ability/Arm-Hand_Steadiness) — requires ability · Ability
- [Deductive reasoning](/Ability/Deductive_reasoning) — requires ability · Ability
- [Manual dexterity](/Ability/Manual_dexterity) — requires ability · Ability
- [Near vision](/Ability/Near_vision) — requires ability · Ability
- [Problem sensitivity](/Ability/Problem_sensitivity) — requires ability · Ability
- [Finger Dexterity](/Ability/Finger_Dexterity) — requires ability · Ability

### Required skills

- [Repairing](/Skills/Repairing) — requires skill · Skills
- [Loop troubleshooting](/Skills/Loop_troubleshooting) — requires skill · Skills
- [Instrument calibration](/Skills/Instrument_calibration) — requires skill · Skills
- [Wiring and termination](/Skills/Wiring_and_termination) — requires skill · Skills
- [Signal testing](/Skills/Signal_testing) — requires skill · Skills
- [Reading process and instrumentation diagrams](/Skills/Reading_process_and_instrumentation_diagrams) — requires skill · Skills

### Uses tool

- [Multimeter](/Products/Multimeter) — uses tool · Products
- [Multimeters](/Products/Multimeters) — uses tool · Products
- [Pressure calibrator](/Products/Pressure_calibrator) — uses tool · Products
- [Oscilloscope](/Products/Oscilloscope) — uses tool · Products
- [Hand tools](/Products/Hand_tools) — uses tool · Products
- [Loop Calibrator](/Products/Loop_Calibrator) — uses tool · Products

### Uses software

- [Distributed control system software](/Software/Distributed_control_system_software) — uses software · Software
- [HART communicator software](/Software/HART_communicator_software) — uses software · Software
- [Calibration management software](/Software/Calibration_management_software) — uses software · Software
- [Distributed Control System Interface](/Software/Distributed_Control_System_Interface) — uses software · Software

### Type of

- [Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment](/Occupations/Electrical_and_Electronics_Repairers,_Commercial_and_Industrial_Equipment) — type of · Occupations

### Problems this exposes

- [hunting intermittent ground loops and noise on 4-20 mA signal wiring with no historical baseline](/Problems/hunting_intermittent_ground_loops_and_noise_on_4-20_mA_signal_wiring_with_no_historical_baseline) — exposes problem · Problems
- [5-point as-found/as-left calibration on transmitters re-done from scratch each interval with no trend memory](/Problems/5-point_as-found%2Fas-left_calibration_on_transmitters_re-done_from_scratch_each_interval_with_no_trend_memory) — exposes problem · Problems
- [hazardous-area (Class I Div 1) hot-work permits and intrinsic-safety barrier checks gating every field intervention](/Problems/hazardous-area_(Class_I_Div_1)_hot-work_permits_and_intrinsic-safety_barrier_checks_gating_every_field_intervention) — exposes problem · Problems
- [SIS/SIL proof-test intervals tracked in spreadsheets, risking missed safety-instrumented-function tests](/Problems/SIS%2FSIL_proof-test_intervals_tracked_in_spreadsheets,_risking_missed_safety-instrumented-function_tests) — exposes problem · Problems
- [matching a faulty loop back to the correct P&ID and loop sheet when as-builts are decades stale](/Problems/matching_a_faulty_loop_back_to_the_correct_P&ID_and_loop_sheet_when_as-builts_are_decades_stale) — exposes problem · Problems
- [HART/Foundation Fieldbus device configs undocumented, so a swapped-out transmitter loses its range and damping settings](/Problems/HART%2FFoundation_Fieldbus_device_configs_undocumented,_so_a_swapped-out_transmitter_loses_its_range_and_damping_settings) — exposes problem · Problems
- [loop calibration records kept on paper sheets that drift out of sync with the DCS tag database](/Problems/loop_calibration_records_kept_on_paper_sheets_that_drift_out_of_sync_with_the_DCS_tag_database) — exposes problem · Problems