Building Automation Controls Technician - Winter 2027

About the role

Amentum is hiring a seasonal Controls Technician for the Winter 2027 period, supporting the National Science Foundation's United States Antarctic Program as part of the Antarctic Support Contract (ASC). The technician performs maintenance or construction work on control systems, with tasking driven by the ASC schedule. Deployment to Antarctica is required.

Key responsibilities

• Commission, diagnose, calibrate, maintain and repair environmental-control systems using knowledge of electronics, DDC, airflow, hydronic systems, refrigeration theory, pH sensors, flow meters and electrical meters.
• Analyze, maintain and repair direct digital control system components, and perform preventive maintenance and replacements.
• Maintain adherence to configuration control and propose changes through the Configuration Change Request process with the responsible engineers.
• Work with the Controls Engineer, Power Plant Engineer, Power Plant Supervisor, Facilities Maintenance Supervisor and Facility Engineer to keep control systems and field devices operating as designed and efficiently.
• Respond promptly to emergency service calls during and outside normal hours, and document hours, tasks, materials and processes accurately.
• Follow design drawings, specifications and wiring diagrams, and follow or revise Standard Operating Procedures.
• Work outdoors in windy and extremely cold conditions, and deploy to remote research facilities (McMurdo only) for day trips or longer periods.
• Learn computer-based labor, material and maintenance tracking applications, and comply with ASC ESH, waste management and quality assurance requirements.

Required profile

• High school diploma or GED.
• At least five years of experience installing and maintaining complex controls systems.
• Ability to lift and move equipment and to climb in and out of equipment, crawl and work outdoors in extreme cold.
• Willingness to obtain and maintain facility credentials, which require US citizenship.
• Successful medical and dental exams, drug screening and federal background check.

Required skills

• Knowledge of DDC, PLC and other industrial control systems, and ladder-logic programming.
• Troubleshooting of HVAC, boilers, generators, pumps, fans, modulating valves and electrical and controls systems.
• Reading design drawings, specifications and diagrams.
• Intermediate computer skills with MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Preferred: Alerton Ascent Compass software, Alerton controls and DDC controller installation experience.