Hands-on Manufacturing Automation Technician I/II

SEL Engineering Services; Washington; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) is seeking a Software Engineering Technician I/II for our Manufacturing Automation Software (MAS) team. You will be the hands-on representative on the production floor, helping build and support automation systems that keep our lines running.

You will work with operators, engineers, and software teams to improve automation, reliability, and uptime, documenting issues and contributing to guides, setups, and deployments in a high-throughput environment.

Qualifications

• Must be hands-on with production systems and able to troubleshoot across software, hardware, and networks.
• Ability to create clear guides and documentation for operators and peers.
• Experience supporting high‑throughput automation in manufacturing settings.

Responsibilities

• Rapid and accurate troubleshooting of system components including software, services, instruments, networking and hardware interfaces.
• Help operators recover from common equipment and software issues.
• Develop clear guides for operator self-sufficiency in resolving routine problems.
• Hands-on setup tasks for new automated machines, assembling automation infrastructure, verifying connections and configuration, and coordinating parts.
• Document evidence and outcomes for reported issues.
• Communicate issues to operators and engineers.
• Identify opportunities to improve reliability and consistency of machine deployments.
• Teach and mentor engineers and technicians across Manufacturing.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring

Windows

Job description

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) is seeking a Software Engineering Technician I/II for our Manufacturing Automation Software (MAS) team. You will be the hands-on representative on the production floor, helping build and support automation systems that keep our lines running.

You will work with operators, engineers, and software teams to improve automation, reliability, and uptime, documenting issues and contributing to guides, setups, and deployments in a high-throughput environment.