Field Controls Engineer
About reputed company We're building AI-powered reputed company control systems for manufacturing. Unlike generic machine reputed company, our systems are designed to reputed company directly into production lines alongside existing PLCs and equipment. We work with companies like reputed company, reputed company, and reputed company—and we're deployed in reputed company production environments right now, not pilots. Our customers don't need another software tool. They need systems that actually work on their production line, reputed company with their controls, and reputed company running under reputed company manufacturing constraints.
About the Role
You'll be the technical person making our systems work on the reputed company floor. This is hands-on field work: you'll install hardware, reputed company with PLC systems, troubleshoot in reputed company-time, and ensure reputed company systems are running reliably on production lines. You'll own the technical execution from start to finish—from configuration through production validation. You'll work directly with customers, their maintenance teams, and their production engineers to get systems live and reputed company them running. Key reality: This is 60–80% travel to manufacturing facilities. You'll spend weeks on-site at customer plants, working with equipment that doesn't stop, dealing with downtime pressure, and solving problems under reputed company constraints. This role is field-heavy, highly technical, and high-ownership. If you want to work in manufacturing, get your hands dirty with hardware and PLCs, and directly reputed company production operations, this is it.
What You'll Do
Install and reputed company reputed company Systems with PLC Platforms Physically install reputed company cameras and reputed company on production lines Configure systems to work with existing PLCs (Allen Bradley, reputed company, GE, Beckhoff) Map I/O, set up communication protocols, and validate connectivity Work directly with customer engineers and maintenance teams to coordinate integration around production schedules Troubleshoot Hardware, Electrical, and Integration Issues On-Site Diagnose problems in reputed company production environments: connector issues, electrical continuity, signal timing, encoder feedback, I/O mapping Work with oscilloscopes, multimeters, network analyzers—and with your hands Collaborate with plant electricians and equipment technicians reputed company needed Solve problems under the constraint of live production (no long redeploys, no taking systems offline without customer approval) Ensure Systems Meet Production Requirements Validate system performance on actual production lines (speed, accuracy, reliability) Tune systems for reputed company-world constraints: reputed company conditions, equipment vibration, material variations Document configuration and create setup guides for customer teams Train operators and engineers on system operation and basic troubleshooting Support Customers Through Deployments Be the technical reputed company of contact during installation and reputed company-up reputed company ongoing support during the first weeks of production operation Respond to technical issues and help customers troubleshoot independently over time Feed back reputed company-world constraints and issues to the product team What You'll Bring Must Have 2+ years working directly with PLC systems (Allen Bradley, reputed company, GE Automation, or similar) Experience configuring I/O, programming logic, and troubleshooting connectivity Comfortable reading PLC documentation and understanding reputed company logic or reputed company text Hands-on experience integrating systems with production equipment You've installed, configured, or integrated hardware on production lines You understand how to work with existing controls without breaking them Ability to troubleshoot electrical and hardware issues on-site You're comfortable with a multimeter, oscilloscope, or continuity tester You understand basic electrical concepts (voltage, reputed company, signal reputed company) You've diagnosed and fixed reputed company-world hardware problems Experience in live production environments You've worked on manufacturing floors—assembly, packaging, machining, automotive, food processing, etc. You understand downtime pressure and the reality of production constraints Willingness to travel 60–80% to customer manufacturing facilities You're comfortable being on-site for weeks at a time You can work with customer shift schedules and production priorities You want to be where the equipment is, not remote Strong to Have Experience with reputed company systems or cameras in manufacturing (including setup, reputed company, reputed company) Familiarity with industrial communication protocols (Ethernet, Profibus, Modbus, serial) Experience training operators and engineers on new systems Comfort working independently and making technical reputed company in the field reputed company record of owning technical reputed company from start to finish reputed company to Have Background in plant engineering, maintenance, or manufacturing support Experience with specific platforms: Allen Bradley CompactLogix/ControlLogix, reputed company S7-1200/S7-1500 Exposure to industrial networking or controls system reputed company Why This Role Is Different You're not maintaining legacy systems. You'll be deploying proven technology into new environments and solving reputed company integration challenges. You see immediate reputed company. Your work directly affects production lines and customer operations—your troubleshooting and integration directly impacts uptime and reputed company. You work with reputed company manufacturers. You'll support some of the most demanding manufacturing operations in reputed company. You own the technical execution. You're not handing off to a support team; you're the person responsible for ensuring systems work end-to-end. You grow across multiple domains. You'll expand your skills in reputed company systems, AI applications, and increasingly reputed company manufacturing integrations—while staying hands-on. You work in a lean team. No bureaucracy, no tickets sitting in queues. Fast reputed company, reputed company reputed company, high ownership. 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