Maintenance Engineer – Instrumentation & Automation (India)

About the role

We are seeking a Maintenance Engineer – Instrumentation & Automation to maintain and optimize plant instrumentation, automation, and process control systems. The role is critical to ensuring accurate process monitoring, reliable automation, and continuous plant operation.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities:

* Maintain field instruments including pressure, flow, level, temperature, pH, conductivity, and analytical instruments.

* Calibrate and troubleshoot transmitters, control valves, actuators, and analyzers.

* Maintain PLC, DCS, SCADA, HMI, and industrial communication systems.

* Perform preventive and breakdown maintenance of instrumentation systems.

* Support process optimization through automation improvements.

* Diagnose and rectify control system faults.

* Maintain calibration records and instrument documentation.

* Coordinate shutdown maintenance and commissioning activities.

* Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and calibration standards.

* Support cybersecurity and backup of automation systems where applicable.

Requirements

* Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Instrumentation, Electronics, Electrical & Instrumentation, or Control Engineering.

* 5–10 years of experience in instrumentation and automation maintenance in process industries.

* Hands-on experience with PLCs (Siemens, Allen-Bradley, Schneider, ABB, or equivalent).

* Experience with DCS/SCADA systems and industrial communication protocols (Modbus, Profibus, Profinet, Ethernet/IP, HART).

* Knowledge of process control loops, PID tuning, and field instrumentation.

* Experience with calibration and loop checking.

* Strong troubleshooting and documentation skills.

* Familiarity with CMMS/SAP PM systems.