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Senior Automation & Instrumentation Technician
Job Description
Our client designs and supports proprietary, engineered equipment and automation solutions used in demanding field-based industrial environments.
They are growing their U.S. technical team and need a hands-on technical leader who can become the product expert, solve complex issues in the field and help build a stronger, more capable team.
The Senior Automation & Controls Technician will commission, troubleshoot and support automated equipment while training technicians and supporting customers across North America.
Senior Automation & Controls Technician responsibilities:
- Learn the company’s full product line and become the primary U.S. technical resource.
- Install, configure, commission and troubleshoot equipment in the shop and at customer sites.
- Diagnose electrical, electronic, instrumentation and controls issues using schematics, wiring diagrams and P&IDs.
- Integrate equipment with customer automation systems, telemetry, SCADA and third-party controls where required.
- Provide remote and on-site escalation support to field teams across the U.S. and Canada.
- Train, mentor and support technicians to build confident, independent field capability.
- Develop and maintain technical training materials, SOPs, commissioning checklists and troubleshooting resources.
- Set and maintain high standards for installation quality, startup, service and follow-through.
- Partner with the sales team on customer meetings, product demonstrations, site assessments and technical scoping.
- Explain technical capabilities clearly to customers and translate them into practical operational value.
- Share field feedback with engineering and product teams to support continuous product improvement.
- Travel approximately 10–25% across North America.
- 7+ years of experience in instrumentation, automation, controls, industrial electrical or electronics.
- Hands-on experience installing, commissioning and troubleshooting controllers, sensors and automated equipment.
- Strong ability to read and work from electrical schematics, wiring diagrams and P&IDs.
- Strong troubleshooting judgment across electrical, electronic and controls systems.
- Demonstrated hands-on experience configuring, commissioning and troubleshooting PLC-based controls, SCADA/telemetry systems and field automation equipment is required.
- Experience working in hazardous or classified environments would be an asset.
- Prior experience training, mentoring or leading technical team members.
- Experience integrating third-party equipment and communications protocols—including CAN bus and embedded/mobile controllers is preferred.
- Â Authorization to work in the United States.
- $125,000Â to $135,000Â depending on experience.
- Comprehensive benefits package.
- Opportunity to take on a senior technical leadership role with meaningful influence on team capability, product quality and customer experience.
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Meet Your Recruiter
Danielle Bragge
Managing Director & Co-Founder
Recruiting Specialty: Operations & Engineering
Danielle has had a rewarding career of over 30 years of recruiting in Canada and South Africa, including co-founding The Headhunters in 2009. Drawing on this extensive recruitment experience and managing the operations of her own businesses, she specializes in the placement of operations and engineering professionals. Focusing on senior-level searches, she has recruited coast-to-coast across a variety of industries, including manufacturing, energy, technology and construction.
Danielle’s business achievements are predicated on people, since she understands profoundly that companies are successful because of the individuals they hire and the leadership they cultivate. She partners with her clients to resolve critical vacancies, and with her highly consultative approach, helps them develop long-term human capital strategies to drive growth and sustainability.
Rising quickly during her early career through the ranks of Fortune 500 and Deloitte Best Managed companies in various management roles, Danielle was previously named one of the Top 100 Women in Business in Alberta. A mother of five, she strongly believes in balancing family, work and service to the community. In keeping with that spirit, she and her family run a not-for-profit organization called Saving the Hungry, leading teams to support community projects in developing countries.