Field Service Engineer – Automation

Job overview

The Field Service Engineer – Automation role is onsite at customer project sites, with the listing based in Littleton, CO; the position involves travel and time away from home. Starting salary is $60,000–$75,000 per year, depending on location, education, and experience. ProAutomated partners with system integrators and manufacturers to help ensure automation systems work as intended. The engineer supports automation project startups, checkout, and acceptance testing, contributing to reliable system operation for customers. The role works alongside automation and controls engineers, tests and troubleshoots systems onsite, and communicates progress to customers and project teams.

What you'll do

• Support data center startups with onsite mechanical, electrical, and control checks
• lead startup, checkout, and acceptance testing for warehouse fulfillment and manufacturing systems
• partner with automation and controls engineers to test, troubleshoot, and validate systems
• communicate updates to customers and project teams.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

field service engineer

automation

littleton co

proautomated

customer sites

travel required

system startup

acceptance testing

troubleshooting

electrical systems

programming

networking

$60k–$75k/year

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Four-week paid training
• health, dental, and life insurance
• matching 401(k)
• short- and long-term disability options
• paid vacation
• flexible time off after 18 months
• per diem, mileage reimbursement, utilization bonuses, weekend bonuses, annual merit raises, and a 5% salary increase after six months.

Why this role

Four-week paid training; travel rotations may follow 5-on/2-off, 10-on/4-off, or 14-on/7-off schedules. Benefits include health, dental, and life insurance, matching 401(k), disability options, paid vacation, and flexible time off after 18 months. The listing also describes per diem, mileage reimbursement, utilization and weekend bonuses, annual merit raises, and a 5% salary increase after six months.

About the employer

ProAutomated Inc. is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.