Senior Instrumentation Technician

The Research and Administrative Facilities (RAF) department manages the operations and maintenance of research and administrative buildings, including both the Bastrop and Smithville campuses. The RAF team also includes parking and transportation, audio visual and event operations, as well as the exterior site operations, all of which support all the Houston campuses and properties.

The department has a team that is well-rounded, experienced in every craft, innovative, reliable, and collaborative. Employees thrive in a professional environment with a supportive team culture, guided by MD Anderson’s CORE values. With a strong focus on safety and growth, the ideal candidate will be hands‑on, a problem solver, and a subject‑matter expert responsible for critical systems, including a solid understanding of central plant operations.

This day‑shift role supports both administrative and school facilities and requires strong system‑level thinking with expertise in loops, networks, and controls. The position demands a true subject‑matter expert who can ensure reliable facility operations across complex systems.

The ideal candidate will bring 5 years of experience as a subject‑matter expert in controls and electrical systems, with a proven track record of mentoring IT technicians, reviewing project materials, and supporting outage and shop response activities. They should have strong hands‑on knowledge in controls, electrical systems, and healthcare owner‑side project management, enabling them to effectively support complex projects in a clinical environment.

Must‑have qualifications include demonstrated controls expertise, exposure to HVAC systems, strong leadership capabilities, and the ability to provide consistent project support across multidisciplinary teams. A Journeyman Electrician's License is a valuable plus that will further strengthen the candidate's technical foundation.

Salary range: $82,500 - $103,000 - $123,500.

Work schedule:

Monday‑Friday, 7 am‑3:30 pm

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• Employer‑paid medical coverage starting day one for employees working 30+ hours/week, plus optional group dental, vision, life, AD&D, and disability insurance.
• Accruals for Paid Time Off (PTO) and Extended Illness Bank (EIB), plus paid holidays, wellness, childcare, and other leave options.
• Tuition Assistance Program after six months of service and access to extensive wellness, fitness, and employee resource groups.
• Defined‑benefit pension through the Teachers Retirement System, voluntary retirement plans, and employer‑paid life and reduced salary protection programs.

The primary purpose of the Senior Instrumentation Technician position is to provide subject‑matter expertise and highly skilled technical work involving electronic, electrical, mechanical, and pneumatic controls of typical state‑of‑the‑art hospital facilities systems and equipment. The role impacts the installation, maintenance, and repair of institutional electronic, electrical, mechanical, and pneumatic controls and equipment.

Reads, draws and interprets electrical, pneumatic, mechanical and heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) schematics, one‑line diagrams and control sequences of operations. Programs microprocessors for initial commissioning, tune of control loops and calibration of analog inputs. Performs functions on live circuits and in operating controls enclosures. May install, troubleshoot and repair 120, 208, 240 and 480‑volt controls and equipment per NEC guidelines.

Coordinates and prioritizes the workflow of technicians. Investigates outages. Participates in the development of the "Owners Design Guidelines", project design phases and…