Field Service Controls Engineer

PLC Paramedics; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Laptop pre-loaded with licensed VMs

Mileage reimbursement + EZ-Pass

401(k) and health insurance

Job summary

PLC Paramedics seeks a Field Service Controls Engineer to diagnose and repair complex automation issues on customer systems. You will build full system solutions, write custom PLC programs, and support field technicians with remote guidance or on-site assistance.

In this role you will work independently from home on system design, hardware research, and technical documentation, travel to customer sites on short notice, and participate in after-hours emergency responses.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on automation controls experience
• Experience with PLCs, HMIs, and VFDs
• Proficiency with RSLogix 5000, FactoryTalk Studio, TIA Portal, and DirectSoft
• Willingness to travel to customer sites on short notice and respond after hours
• Self-discipline to work without supervision

Responsibilities

• Develop full system builds from scratch and write custom PLC programs
• Provide remote guidance and on-site support to field technicians
• Travel to customer sites on short notice for emergencies
• Work independently from home on system design, hardware research, and documentation

Skills

PLC programming

Field service

Troubleshooting

Self-managed work

Education

No degree required

Tools

RSLogix 5000

FactoryTalk Studio

TIA Portal

DirectSoft

Job description

When a customer's system goes down and nobody can figure out why, we're the team that shows up, diagnoses it, and gets it running again. As a Field Service Controls Engineer, you're the one the whole team calls when a problem needs real depth — not just a fix, but an understanding of why it happened and how to build it right.

What You'll Actually Do

When a customers system goes down and nobody can figure out why, we're the team that shows up, diagnoses it, and gets it running again. As a Field Service Controls Engineer, you're the one the whole team calls when a problem needs real depth — not just a fix, but an understanding of why it happened and how to build it right.

What You'll Actually Do

You take on the hardest automation problems: full system builds from scratch, writing custom programs for PLCs, HMIs, and VFDs across every major platform, and diagnosing the failures nobody else could figure out. You support our field technicians too — walking them through a fix remotely or heading out to join them on-site when a job needs an extra set of hands. Between projects, you work independently from home on system design, hardware research, and technical documentation.

What We Need From You

• 5+ years of hands-on automation controls experience, with real, from-scratch programs you can show us — no degree required, results matter more
• Proficiency (or the ability to quickly get there) across major platforms: RSLogix 5000, FactoryTalk Studio, TIA Portal, DirectSoft, and others
• Strong troubleshooting skills with a DMM, laptop, and advanced test equipment
• Strong reading comprehension — you can program an unfamiliar device from the manual alone
• Willingness to travel to customer sites on short notice and respond after hours for true emergencies
• A high level of personal integrity and the self-discipline to work without supervision

How We Work

No busywork, no clock-watching. If your projects are on schedule and there's no active emergency, your time is yours. In exchange, we run on the 15-Minute Rule: when a real crisis hits, you respond within 15 minutes during normal business hours.. You're paid for expertise and availability, not for sitting at a desk.

What You Get

• Base salary + quarterly bonus tied to project execution and successful resolution of escalated field issues
• A company laptop pre-loaded with licensed VMs for every major automation platform, plus premium diagnostic gear
• Vehicle program: mileage reimbursement + company EZ-Pass
• 401(k) and health insurance