Field Service Controls Engineer - Global Travel

Connect; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Connect in Detroit, MI is seeking a Field Service Controls Engineer to design, program, commission and support advanced automation systems worldwide.

You will travel approximately 50% to customer sites, work with PLC/HMI software across Siemens, Bosch Rexroth, and Allen-Bradley platforms, and collaborate with mechanical engineers and project managers.

Join a global precision manufacturing team delivering high-accuracy automation on complex machinery across industries.

Qualifications

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of hands-on automation/controls experience.
• Ability to read electrical and mechanical blueprints.
• Strong troubleshooting mindset with industrial machinery.
• Excellent communication and customer-facing skills.
• Willingness to travel approximately 50% internationally and domestically.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, debug, and commission advanced industrial machinery.
• Program and modify PLC and HMI controls systems.
• Collaborate with mechanical engineers and project managers during development.
• Read and interpret electrical and mechanical schematics.
• Perform machine startup, run-off testing, and system validation.
• Troubleshoot controls, servo systems, and industrial networks.
• Support machine installation and commissioning at customer facilities.
• Interface with customers during acceptance and technical discussions.
• Assist project teams in maintaining schedules and meeting project timelines.
• Provide field service and system troubleshooting.

Skills

PLC programming

Automation engineering

Controls programming

Machine startup

Troubleshooting

Reading schematics

Education

Bachelor’s or Associate’s in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related

Tools

Siemens Step 7

TIA Portal

WinCC Flexible

Sinumerik 840D

Allen Bradley Studio 5000

FactoryTalk

Job description

Connect in Detroit, MI is seeking a Field Service Controls Engineer to design, program, commission and support advanced automation systems worldwide.

You will travel approximately 50% to customer sites, work with PLC/HMI software across Siemens, Bosch Rexroth, and Allen-Bradley platforms, and collaborate with mechanical engineers and project managers.

Join a global precision manufacturing team delivering high-accuracy automation on complex machinery across industries.