Senior Factory Automation Field Service Engineer

Company: Siemens Industry, Inc.

Location: 38695 Seven Mile Road, Livonia, MI 48152

Position Title: Senior Factory Automation Field Service Engineer

Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, 40 Hours/Week

Summary of Duties: Perform field service, engineering, troubleshooting, product support, and commissioning activities at a new automotive battery manufacturing facility in Lansing, Michigan. Guide and perform on-site technical and operational support in the development, installation, maintenance and troubleshooting of Siemens factory automation equipment, and systems of a complex nature. Perform direct field service and support functions at customer sites, to assist other field engineers with large tasks, and to provide startup and commissioning support to the project team. Apply creative and advanced skills to resolve complex problems not covered by existing procedures or practices. Ensure safe job practices are followed daily. Complete daily safety brief form before work begins each day. Provide scheduled and emergency support remotely or onsite and provides 2 nd and 3 rd level user support. Perform software version updates for on-site customers. Complete broad scope of product and systems support including configuration, installation, commissioning, maintenance, troubleshooting, and evaluation of customer equipment, systems, and applications. Integrate computer hardware and software. Manage-sub-contractors and monitor delivery. Program requested system changes in function blocks, sequential function charts, structured control language, ladder logic, graph, and statement list. Ensure backups and archives of client systems are kept current. Develop and submit daily field reports covering all job activity. Guide the maintenance of Siemens factory automation control systems, test equipment, calibration items, etc. Assist in planning and estimating labor categories, material lists, transportation expenses and per diem rates to assist with customer proposals. Guide training of customers to maintain and adjust complex equipment. Guide the review of task plans, drawings, and installation schematics and provides continual guidance. Up to 75% domestic travel required to customer sites throughout Livonia, Michigan area. Hybrid work permitted.

Qualifications: The position requires a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering,

Computer Science, Industrial Controls, or a related field and eight (8) years of experience in the job offered, or as a Controls Engineer, Automation Engineer, Field Service Engineer, or an acceptable alternate occupation. The position requires eight (8) years of experience with the following: Experience with Siemens factory automation equipment and software; Advanced control systems, theories, applications, and automation principles and concepts; S7-classic; TIA-portal; SCL programming; Safety PLC; WinCC, such as Flexible Comfort, Unified, or SCADA; and SIMOTION and motion control and communications protocols, such as Profibus, ProfiNet, Wireless, and OPC-UA. The position requires seven (7) years of experience with S7-1500T PLC. Up to 75% domestic travel required to customer sites throughout Livonia, Michigan area. Hybrid work permitted.