Automation Technician
Core
Maintain, troubleshoot, and improve automated production equipment and systems to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient manufacturing operations.
Role type
Automation Technician (hands-on IC)
Builds
Automated production lines, assembly/test stations, and manufacturing systems
Domain
Manufacturing / Industrial Automation
Required skills
Troubleshooting automation hardware and software, preventive and corrective maintenance, reading electrical schematics and mechanical drawings, working with sensors/pneumatics/motors/drives/servo systems, operating industrial HMIs, root-cause analysis, documentation
Preferred skills
Mechanical and electrical aptitude, ability to work independently under pressure, continuous improvement mindset
Technologies
Robots, conveyors, vision systems, automated assembly/test stations, industrial HMIs, sensors, pneumatics, motors, drives, servo systems
Responsibilities
Maintain and troubleshoot automated production equipment including robots and vision systems; respond to equipment downtime to restore production; perform preventive and corrective maintenance; verify safety interlocks and guarding; document repairs and maintenance activities; support training of operators and maintenance personnel
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC