Instrumentation & Controls Technician
Oklo · Idaho Falls, ID
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Controls
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level controls role at Oklo (industrial) in Idaho Falls, ID.
- They ask for
- 3+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- Automation
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Maintenance Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $58k–$84k.
Median of the low and high ends of 37 live postings that list pay, out of 1616 maintenance technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Idaho plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 199 other live controls postings in the US.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (3+ vs 5+)
Typical $97k–$130k, from 8 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Automation 55%
- PLC 55%
- Robotics 32%
- Union environment 27%
- Root cause 25%
- Team leadership 23%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: Oklo in Idaho Falls
3 other open roles at this site.
- Plant Manager · Production · Manager
- Instrumentation & Controls Engineer · Controls
- Test Process Equipment Engineer · Process
Full description from OkloAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Qualifications
- ✓Associate degree, technical diploma, apprenticeship, military technical training, or equivalent practical experience in instrumentation, controls, electronics, electrical technology, industrial automation, or a related field.
- ✓At least 3 years of hands-on experience with industrial instrumentation, control systems, test systems, process facilities, or similar equipment.
- ✓Experience installing, calibrating, commissioning, maintaining, and troubleshooting industrial instrumentation.
- ✓Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, loop diagrams, piping and instrumentation diagrams, instrument data sheets, and equipment manuals.
- ✓Familiarity with common industrial signals and protocols, including 4–20 mA, discrete I/O, HART, and Ethernet-based communications.
- ✓Experience using calibration and diagnostic equipment such as digital multimeters, process calibrators, pressure calibrators, loop simulators, communicators, and electrical test equipment.
- ✓Ability to lift, move, and position equipment weighing up to 30 pounds.
Bonus
Qualifications
- ✓Strong familiarity with the Emerson DeltaV distributed control system, including system operation, hardware, I/O, configuration, graphics, alarms, control modules, and troubleshooting.
- ✓Experience supporting thermal-hydraulic, mechanical, chemical, high-temperature, high-pressure, or liquid-metal test systems.
- ✓Experience working in nuclear, aerospace, defense, pharmaceutical, chemical processing, power generation, or another highly regulated industry.
- ✓Familiarity with ASME NQA-1 requirements, particularly
requirements
related to test control, calibration, procurement, document control, and configuration management.
requirements
may evolve.
Who you are
A startup person : You aren't driven by titles or hierarchy, and prefer efficiency to excess process. You don't need or expect to have a lot of guidance but you enjoy working in a fast-paced team. If you prefer the culture and feel of a large organization, that is great, but you likely won’t enjoy working with us! There is plenty of important work and plenty of good opportunities with organizations like that.
Motivated : You are self-motivated. You bring an enthusiasm to the team, and imbue a sense of passion that goes beyond clocking in and clocking out. This isn’t about a fake or arbitrary “pieces of flair” mentality or lack of work-life balance! It is about being a part of the vision and feeling a part of reaching team goals.
A team-player : Oklo genuinely is a team. We aren’t about taking credit for ourselves, and we aren’t about pushing blame to others. We do incredible things because we work as a team.
An excellent communicator : We need a person who is not only technically competent but also a clear and upbeat communicator.
Creative : Being creative means that when things fall outside clear scopes or processes or problems arise without clear solutions, you are able to identify it as well as invent ways to solve a problem or fill a need without micromanagement. The successful person in this job will not only be creative, but also enjoy being creative and solving open-ended pro
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Thanks for your interest in Oklo! We are searching for an Instrumentation & Controls Technician to join our team in Idaho Falls.
Position Description
Oklo is transforming the future of energy, and we are looking for an experienced Instrumentation & Controls Technician to support the design, fabrication, commissioning, and operation of test platforms used in advanced nuclear technology development.
The ideal candidate has broad, hands-on instrumentation experience and strong familiarity with the Emerson DeltaV distributed control system. Experience working under a nuclear quality assurance program, particularly ASME NQA-1, is preferred.
Specific
may include
- •Instrumentation Installation and Integration: Install, terminate, configure, and verify sensors, transmitters, control valves, analyzers, data-acquisition equipment, and associated electrical and pneumatic systems.
- •Control System Support: Configure, operate, troubleshoot, and maintain distributed control systems, programmable logic controllers, data-acquisition systems, human-machine interfaces, and test control hardware. Support development and modification of Emerson DeltaV configurations, graphics, alarms, and control strategies.
- •Test Platform Fabrication: Support the fabrication and assembly of test platforms, including instrument panels, control cabinets, junction boxes, cable trays, conduit, tubing, wiring, and pneumatic systems.
- •Test Operations: Support test readiness reviews, equipment startup, test execution, shutdown, and post-test activities. Monitor instrumentation and control-system performance during testing and respond to abnormal or unexpected conditions.
- •Troubleshooting and Maintenance: Diagnose and correct instrumentation, electrical, communications, controls, and data-acquisition issues. Perform preventive maintenance and recommend improvements that increase reliability, maintainability, and test efficiency.
- •Procurement and Equipment Selection: Assist with the selection and procurement of instrumentation, controls equipment, calibration tools, electrical components, and test-platform materials. Coordinate with suppliers and verify that procured equipment meets technical and quality requirements.
Competencies
- •Instrumentation Expertise: Broad knowledge of industrial measurement technologies, including temperature, pressure, flow, level, position, force, strain, vibration, and other process or test measurements.
- •Controls Knowledge: Practical experience with distributed control systems, programmable logic controllers, data-acquisition systems, control loops, alarm systems, and industrial communication networks.
- •Adaptability: Comfortable working in a fast-paced development environment where priorities, equipment configurations, and test