Automation Field Service Engineer - Southeast Travel-Heavy

Aegis Manufacturing & Engineering; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flight coverage

Per diem

Overtime opportunities

Job summary

Aegis Manufacturing & Engineering is seeking an Industrial Automation Field Service Engineer to support customers across the Southeast. You’ll deploy, commission, and optimize automated metalworking machinery in Georgia, North Carolina, Florida, and Tennessee, with substantial travel and overtime opportunities.

Based from home near a major Southeast airport (ATL preferred), you’ll install systems, troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic faults, train operators, and provide remote

Qualifications

• 2+ years in field service or industrial maintenance supporting capital equipment.
• Proven mechanical and electrical troubleshooting capability; hands‑on hydraulic experience.
• Background commissioning or installing industrial automation/machinery.
• Fluency reading mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic schematics.
• Exposure to PLCs/controls and hydraulic systems is a plus.
• Willing and able to travel up to 80% and cover overtime/weekend work as required.
• Residence in the Southeast near a major airport—ideally ATL, RDU, or BNA.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and commission automated metalworking machinery and related systems.
• Diagnose mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic faults at customer facilities.
• Interpret electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical schematics to troubleshoot and verify builds.
• Execute functional and acceptance testing; train customer teams on operation and preventative maintenance.
• Deliver both on‑site and remote technical assistance.
• Document field findings and relay actionable feedback to the factory and service organization.

Skills

Field service experience

Industrial maintenance

Mechanical troubleshooting

Electrical troubleshooting

Schematic reading

PLCs/controls exposure

Travel willingness

Job description

Aegis Manufacturing & Engineering is seeking an Industrial Automation Field Service Engineer to support customers across the Southeast. You’ll deploy, commission, and optimize automated metalworking machinery in Georgia, North Carolina, Florida, and Tennessee, with substantial travel and overtime opportunities.

Based from home near a major Southeast airport (ATL preferred), you’ll install systems, troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic faults, train operators, and provide remote