Engineering Technician II - Chemistry

Location: Danville, California, United States; onsite. Travel required up to 10% of the time.

Hourly compensation: $59.79–$66.18, subject to collectively bargained wage increases.

Company

hirify.global provides energy delivery services, supported by Applied Technology Services and its Chemistry Services laboratory unit.

What you will do

• Perform Karl Fischer moisture testing using automated titration instrumentation and review results against quality-control data.
• Conduct FTIR analysis of insulating oil and petroleum fuel samples.
• Perform dielectric testing and insulating oil dissolved gas testing.
• Prepare headspace samples for dissolved gas analysis using a Marconi preparation station.
• Sample electrical insulators and oil-filled high-voltage equipment for contamination and quality testing.
• Process, report, and upload analytical data while maintaining laboratory instruments.

Requirements

• AA degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least two years of experience with laboratory procedures, techniques, equipment, and materials, including transformer oil diagnostic testing using ASTM standards.
• Experience with controlled chemical testing laboratory procedures and formal laboratory safety and quality systems.
• Ability to work safely in industrial environments and handle compressed gases and hazardous reagents.
• Computer proficiency with digitally controlled testing instruments, data-processing systems such as SAP, and Microsoft Excel.
• Valid California driver's license or ability to obtain one by the first day of employment.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with ASTM standards including D1816, D3612, D971, D664, D924, D7647, and D5837.
• Experience in an ISO 17025- or CA ELAP-certified laboratory.
• Applied knowledge of statistical quality control and control charts.
• Experience running and assessing quality-control samples.
• AA degree or current enrollment in an appropriate technology field.

Culture & Benefits

• Work within a multidisciplinary Applied Technology Services team of engineers, scientists, and technicians.
• Support laboratory services for power generation, electrical transmission and distribution, and gas transmission and distribution.
• Position is represented by Engineers & Scientists of California and subject to collective bargaining.
• Compensation is determined by skills, education, certifications, experience, location, collective bargaining terms, and internal equity.