Field Robotics & Automation Engineer

Cantrell Gainco Group, Inc.; Gainesville (GA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Cantrell Gainco Group, Inc. is seeking a Robotics and Automation Specialist to support installation, commissioning, testing, and ongoing maintenance of robotic systems at customer sites. The role includes product development support, service organization development, and life-cycle improvements.

The candidate will diagnose and repair robotic and PLC systems, perform preventive maintenance, and train customer staff. Ability to travel up to 80% and lift up to 50 pounds is required.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or technical certification in Robotics, Mechatronics, Electrical Technology, Automation, or related field.
• Equivalent combination of technical training and hands-on industrial experience.
• 5 years of experience working with robotic and PLC systems in a field service or field engineer role.
• Experience with robot teach pendant programming and PLC troubleshooting.
• Exposure to manufacturing or processing environments.
• Excellent English language communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and participate in system installation, integration, startup, commissioning, FAT, and SAT activities.
• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and repair mechanical, electrical, and software issues in robots, PLCs, and related automation equipment.
• Perform preventive maintenance, calibration, and system health checks to ensure reliable system operation.
• Provide life-cycle support at customer sites through continuous improvement initiatives, retrofits and upgrades, and ongoing testing and data collection.
• Train supervisors, operators, and maintenance personnel on proper system use, basic troubleshooting, and preventive maintenance.
• Monitor deployed systems and respond to production issues, implementing corrective actions and improvements.
• Diagnose and resolve issues with industrial robots, PLCs, HMIs, sensors, and peripheral equipment both on site and remotely independently.
• Perform root-cause analysis on downtime events and implement corrective actions.
• Support production teams by restoring robotic systems to operational status quickly.
• Interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and control logic to troubleshoot systems.
• Assist in the design and development of programs, controls, and equipment during the design, build, and testing of new systems.
• Program, modify, and debug robot, PLC, and other programs using teach pendants, offline programming tools, and development environments.
• Support PLC and HMI troubleshooting and minor logic modifications.
• Configure robot I/O, user frames, tool frames, and coordinate systems.
• Test, validate, and optimize robotic system performance, including cycle time, accuracy, and throughput.
• Support system upgrades, modifications, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance performance and reliability.
• Perform preventive maintenance on robotic and automation equipment.
• Execute system checks, calibration, and performance verification.
• Identify improvement opportunities related to uptime, reliability, and throughput.
• Document issues, resolutions, and system changes.

Skills

Robot programming (FANUC)

PLC troubleshooting

Electrical schematics

Mechanical drawings

Industrial networks (EtherNet/IP, Profi

Education

Associate degree or technical certification in Robotics, Mechatronics, Electrical Technology, Automation, or related field

Equivalent combination of technical training and hands-on industrial experience

Tools

FANUC Teach Pendant

Allen-Bradley PLC programming tools

Job description

Cantrell Gainco Group, Inc. is seeking a Robotics and Automation Specialist to support installation, commissioning, testing, and ongoing maintenance of robotic systems at customer sites. The role includes product development support, service organization development, and life-cycle improvements.

The candidate will diagnose and repair robotic and PLC systems, perform preventive maintenance, and train customer staff. Ability to travel up to 80% and lift up to 50 pounds is required.