Senior Field Applications Engineer, Industrial Automation

Hire Consulting Services; Charleroi (Washington County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Hire Consulting Services in the United States seeks an experienced Assistant Technical Applications Manager. You will serve as a hands-on technical leader for industrial gas detection, automation, and control systems, guiding design, testing, and field deployment.

You’ll collaborate with customers and cross-functional teams to troubleshoot, optimize, and improve products, while mentoring engineers and driving continuous improvement initiatives in quality and reliability.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in applications engineering, controls, automation, or related field.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience with field service, startup, commissioning, and customer-site support.
• Strong knowledge of industrial communications and instrumentation.
• Ability to lead technical discussions and customer training.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior technical resource for gas detection, automation, and control systems.
• Lead system design activities including control architecture and integration.
• Configure, program, and troubleshoot PLCs, HMIs, and networks.
• Manage projects from design through commissioning and customer support.
• Develop technical proposals, system documentation, and operating manuals.
• Provide on-site commissioning and field service support.
• Train customers and present technical demonstrations.

Skills

Electrical/controls knowledge

Systems troubleshooting

Customer-facing communication

Project leadership

Field service experience

PLC/SCADA programming

Industrial networks

Hazardous-location awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLCs

IDEC PLCs

HMIs

Modbus RTU/TCP

Oscilloscopes & DMMs

Job description

Hire Consulting Services in the United States seeks an experienced Assistant Technical Applications Manager. You will serve as a hands-on technical leader for industrial gas detection, automation, and control systems, guiding design, testing, and field deployment.

You’ll collaborate with customers and cross-functional teams to troubleshoot, optimize, and improve products, while mentoring engineers and driving continuous improvement initiatives in quality and reliability.