Senior Field Service Technician – Reciprocating Engines

Cooper Machinery Services; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

Company-paid life insurance

Short-term and long-term disability

401(k) with company match

Parental leave

Job summary

Cooper Machinery Services is seeking an experienced reciprocating compression technician to independently perform complex repairs in the field across multiple product lines. The role involves overhauls, maintenance, inspection, and troubleshooting on reciprocating engines and compressors at customer sites.

You will use OEM manuals, read drawings, and develop repair schedules, with a focus on quality workmanship.

Qualifications

• 4–6+ years of hands-on reciprocating compression experience with progression through field service responsibilities.
• Proven experience performing major overhauls and complex mechanical repairs on reciprocating engines and compressors.
• Able to independently execute work with minimal supervision across at least two product lines.
• Strong understanding of engine and compressor theory, mechanical systems, precision measurement, alignment, and troubleshooting.
• Experienced using OEM technical documentation to determine procedures, tolerances, specifications, and parts identification.
• Able to perform failure analysis, quality inspections, precision measurements, and technical service reporting.

Responsibilities

• Perform major and minor overhauls, repairs, inspections, maintenance, and troubleshooting on reciprocating engines and compressors at customer locations.
• Execute mechanical procedures with minimal supervision on at least two product lines, applying OEM manuals, specifications, tolerances, and service procedures.
• Perform and document precision measurements, parts inspections, failure analysis, and quality inspections to ensure equipment meets required specifications.
• Troubleshoot complex equipment issues, including engine performance, PeakFire pressure balancing, combustion, alignment, and mechanical problems, and determine the appropriate corrective action.
• Develop Statements of Work (SOWs), material lists, and repair schedules for assigned field projects.
• Read and interpret OEM manuals, engineering drawings, schematics, Bills of Material, service bulletins, and other technical documentation to identify parts, procedures, and repair requirements.
• Work directly with customers and internal teams to complete projects safely, efficiently, and to specification, while providing clear service documentation and technical recommendations.

Skills

Field service

Troubleshooting

Mechanical repairs

Precision measurement

Documentation

Education

Associate degree

Job description

Cooper Machinery Services is seeking an experienced reciprocating compression technician to independently perform complex repairs in the field across multiple product lines. The role involves overhauls, maintenance, inspection, and troubleshooting on reciprocating engines and compressors at customer sites.

You will use OEM manuals, read drawings, and develop repair schedules, with a focus on quality workmanship.