Commissioning Engineer - Paint Booth & Oven Systems

Dürr; Georgia; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Per diem

Job summary

Dürr Systems, LLC in the United States seeks a field service engineer to commission and startup automotive paint booths, curing ovens, and related equipment. You will travel to customer sites, perform balancing, airflow and temperature tests, and document results to generate commissioning reports.

This role demands hands-on work, reading mechanical drawings and specs, strong troubleshooting, and collaboration with controls engineers, installation crews and customers.

Qualifications

• Willingness to travel ~75% to customer sites and perform hands-on work.
• Strong mechanical troubleshooting skills and diagnostic ability.
• Ability to read mechanical drawings, layouts and technical specs.
• Excellent communication and cross-team coordination.

Responsibilities

• Commission and startup automotive paint booths, curing ovens, and related paint shop equipment
• Perform booth balancing, oven balancing, airflow checks, temperature testing, and system validation
• Use field measurement tools including manometers, anemometers, temperature probes, and other calibrated instruments
• Verify equipment performance and make adjustments to meet design specifications
• Troubleshoot airflow, mechanical, thermal, and process‑related issues during startup
• Partner with controls engineers, project teams, installation crews, and customers during launch activities
• Perform equipment testing, document results, and provide commissioning reports
• Support customer sites during launch, production ramp‑up, and optimization activities
• Identify opportunities to improve equipment performance and reliability

Skills

Travel readiness

Mechanical troubleshooting

Read drawings & specs

Communication & coordination

Job description

What You’ll Do

• Commission and startup automotive paint booths, curing ovens, and related paint shop equipment
• Perform booth balancing, oven balancing, airflow checks, temperature testing, and system validation
• Use field measurement tools including manometers, anemometers, temperature probes, and other calibrated instruments
• Verify equipment performance and make adjustments to meet design specifications
• Troubleshoot airflow, mechanical, thermal, and process‑related issues during startup
• Partner with controls engineers, project teams, installation crews, and customers during launch activities
• Perform equipment testing, document results, and provide commissioning reports
• Support customer sites during launch, production ramp‑up, and optimization activities
• Identify opportunities to improve equipment performance and reliability

What We’re Looking For

• A road warrior who enjoys extensive travel (approximately 75%), customer sites, and hands‑on technical work
• Experience with one or more of the following:
  • Automotive paint booths / paint shops
  • Industrial ovens / curing ovens
  • Air handling systems / industrial ventilation
  • Thermal processing equipment
  • Large industrial equipment startup or field service
• Strong mechanical troubleshooting skills
• Ability to read mechanical drawings, layouts, and technical specifications
• Experience with airflow, temperature, combustion, or process equipment preferred
• Comfortable working independently in customer environments
• Strong communication skills and ability to coordinate with multiple teams

Why Join Dürr?

This role is ideal for someone who doesn’t want to sit behind a desk. You’ll travel to major automotive manufacturing facilities, work with advanced paint shop technology, and be part of the team responsible for bringing large‑scale systems online.

For those who enjoy the field lifestyle, this position offers significant travel, overtime potential, per diem, and the opportunity to become a technical expert in automotive paint shop systems.

Additional Requirements

• Pass a pre‑employment drug test and be able to pass a drug test at any time during employment.
• Adhere to the policies and procedures outlined in the employee handbook.

Physical Demands

While performing duties of the job, the incumbent is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; climb stairs and use hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision and distance vision.

Other Duties

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Dürr Systems, LLC. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. We maintain a drug‑free workplace and perform pre‑employment drug and alcohol testing.