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Engineering Technician - Night Shift

USA, IL, Buffalo Grove💼 Full-time💰 $34–$34🗓 2026-09-30 → 2026-10-01

Core

Maintain, troubleshoot, and improve automated production equipment and systems to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient manufacturing operations.

Role type

Senior Engineering Technician (Automation/Mechatronics)

Builds

Automated assembly/test stations, production lines, and manufacturing systems

Domain

Manufacturing / Industrial Automation

Deliverable

physical/clinical work

Required skills

Troubleshooting automation hardware and software, preventive and corrective maintenance, reading electrical schematics and mechanical drawings, diagnosing root cause of equipment downtime, working with sensors/pneumatics/motors/drives/servo systems, operating industrial HMIs, leading a shift team of technicians

Preferred skills

Robotics programming (Fanuc, ABB, Yaskawa), vision systems, industrial networking (EtherNet/IP, Profinet), Lean Manufacturing principles

Technologies

Robots, conveyors, vision systems, automated assembly/test stations, industrial HMIs, EtherNet/IP, Profinet

Responsibilities

Maintain and troubleshoot automated production equipment including robots and conveyors; respond to equipment downtime to restore production; perform preventive and corrective maintenance; verify safety interlocks and guarding; support automation upgrades and new equipment installations; document repairs and assist in creating work instructions; lead a team of automation technicians on their shift

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership

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