Senior Field Controls & Automation Technician

Roboticsconnected; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

ICON is seeking a Senior Controls and Automation Technician to design, commission, and troubleshoot control systems for Titan and Vulcan on active construction sites and at the Austin facility. This hands-on role requires writing PLC logic, validating safety interlocks, and building operator guides.

You will travel to sites as needed, collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and software teams to standardize architectures, and own the reliability of the controls infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in industrial automation, production, field service, or robotics environments.
• Hands-on PLC troubleshooting across electrical systems (24VDC, sensors, relays, VFDs).
• Experience with at least one PLC platform (Beckhoff, Rockwell, Siemens, or Codesys).
• Solid understanding of industrial networking and basic diagnostics.
• Willingness to travel for commissioning and support.

Responsibilities

• Develop and refine PLC logic, HMI screens, alarms, interlocks, and automation sequences to improve safety and uptime.
• Create and maintain controls documentation: I/O lists, wiring diagrams, configs, commissioning checklists, SOPs.
• Diagnose controls-related failures using logs, fault codes, instrumentation, and structured troubleshooting.
• Integrate, test, and validate sensors, actuators, drives, VFDs/servos, hydraulics/pneumatics and safety systems.
• Perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions; document findings.
• Follow ECO/ECN change management for field updates and releases.
• Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, software, and field teams to standardize architectures.
• Support operator training and develop diagnostic guides and troubleshooting playbooks.
• Commission, troubleshoot, and support automated equipment in factory and field environments.

Skills

PLC programming & troubleshooting

HMI development & alarms

Field service commissioning

Electrical schematics

Safety interlocks & risk assessment

Tools

Beckhoff TwinCAT

Rockwell Studio 5000

Siemens TIA Portal

Codesys

Industrial networks (EtherNet/IP/Profinet)

Job description

ICON is seeking a Senior Controls and Automation Technician to design, commission, and troubleshoot control systems for Titan and Vulcan on active construction sites and at the Austin facility. This hands-on role requires writing PLC logic, validating safety interlocks, and building operator guides.

You will travel to sites as needed, collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and software teams to standardize architectures, and own the reliability of the controls infrastructure.