Industrial Field Service Mechatronics Technician

Step into a day on the road

You start your morning reviewing the service queue and heading to a customer facility. Once on site, you observe machinery under load, listening and watching for telltale signs to pinpoint root causes. You isolate faults, dismantle assemblies to access defective components, and fine-tune control instruments. When parts are beyond recovery, you swap them out and bring the line back to life.

In the afternoon, you coordinate with the customer’s maintenance team to execute scheduled preventive work. You might move from a PLC fault on one system to a high-voltage drive issue on another—troubleshooting electrical circuitry, mechanical systems, and fluid power components with equal confidence. If a custom part is needed, you set up a lathe, drill press, or grinder to fabricate it, and you’re comfortable striking a bead when a weld will keep production on track.

Throughout the day, you document every step in service reports and in the customer’s management systems, adhere to site safety procedures and housekeeping standards, and model situational awareness to identify and correct unsafe conditions. You wrap up with a debrief, parts recommendations, and a plan for the next visit.

What you'll take on

• Perform break-fix and preventive maintenance per industry standards with minimal supervision
• Diagnose issues by observing equipment in operation, dismantling as needed, adjusting functional parts and control instruments, and repairing/replacing faulty components
• Execute routine tasks within industrial control systems to analyze complex equipment and resolve problems
• Apply deep electrical, mechanical, and fluid power knowledge to troubleshoot and repair
• Identify parts, supplies, and repair items required for maintenance activities
• Collaborate with customer counterparts on maintenance, reliability, and PM procedures
• Set up and operate machining tools (lathe, drill press, grinder) and perform welding as needed to make or repair parts
• Conform to customer contractor codes of conduct, safety processes, and housekeeping standards
• Accurately document work performed in service reports and applicable management systems
• Engage in on‑the‑job training and technical self‑study for continuous career development
• Follow all safety policies, rules, regulations, and technical instructions; maintain situational awareness and identify unsafe behaviors and conditions

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• Associate degree with a technical focus and 5+ years of related industry experience; or 7+ years of related industry experience
• Proficient with basic hand tools and appropriate specialized tools
• Working knowledge of electrical, mechanical, and fluid power systems; able to analyze problems, develop alternative solutions, and execute repairs
• Extensive travel required (local, national, and international)

Preferred background

• Preventive maintenance techniques, precision measurement, mechanical alignment, and general maintenance of process equipment
• Exposure to programmable logic controllers, field devices, and electrical drive and motor systems

Core competencies

• Communications
• Customer Focus
• Personal Discipline
• Safety

Physical demands & work environment

You will frequently stand, walk, use hands and fingers, reach, climb (ladder or lift), balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl in confined spaces, and communicate in loud environments. Sitting occurs occasionally. You may occasionally lift and move over 50 pounds. Close and color vision are regularly required. Expect occasional exposure to outdoor weather and risk of electrical shock. Work is typically in a loud factory setting with potential exposure to hazardous materials and greasy or slippery surfaces.

Technical strengths

• PLC Troubleshooting Skills
• Mechanical Troubleshooting Skills
• 120/208/240/480 Voltage Systems
• CNC Machine Repair
• Electrical Troubleshooting
• Electrical Repair
• PLC Programming Experience
• High Voltage Systems
• Pneumatics Troubleshooting
• Troubleshooting CNC Machines

Machines & technologies you'll use

• Variable Frequency Drives (VFD)
• Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)
• Servo Motors