Field Service Engineer
ATS Automation
Summary
SP Industries Inc. an ATS company, has an exciting opportunity for a Field Service Engineer based in New Jersey to support customers across NJ, NY, PA, MD, DE, and other locations as needed. This is a remote, field-based role requiring approximately 90% travel, including overnight stays.
Job description
This job gets you out of the shop and into the field traveling to customer sites with a high degree of autonomy. Responsibilities include the service, maintenance, repair, testing and calibration of complex equipment.
Additional Responsibilities
- Perform mid-level to advanced customer support activities including equipment installation, equipment and/or product troubleshooting and repair, equipment maintenance, and assist with equipment testing, start-up, and validation activities as needed
- Responsible for supervising and/or executing field installation and testing of equipment
- Responsible for customer technical support (product/equipment troubleshooting) including support via phone, online, or in the field
- Act as single point of contact for customer, soliciting internal technical support as needed, managing sub-contractors as needed
- Maintain broad equipment, process, and manufacturing knowledge critical to supporting equipment
- Works independently with minimal technical supervision
- Autonomous troubleshooting of various models of SP Scientific Equipment
Qualifications
- Experience in refrigeration, compressors, and systems; as well as the ability to read and interpret blueprints, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic schematics and experience with troubleshooting and repair of freeze-dryers is a plus
- Able to independently coordinate/perform the installation of complex, structural capital equipment
- Able to assemble complex, often large, mechanical assemblies
- Independent troubleshooting of complex mechanical and refrigeration systems
- Able to perform manufacturing processes such as brazing, welding, etc
- Independently able to decipher electrical, mechanical, and process flow schematics
Education and/or Experience
- AAS in electrical, mechanical, or mechanic disciplines or equivalent work experience
- Refrigeration (EPA Universal Card) Required or can be obtained 120 days post hire
- Basic understanding of PLC Controls including ladder logic
- Familiarity and use of test equipment
- Familiarity and use of hand tools
- Plumbing, including piping and brazing
- Electrical/Electronic knowledge
- Understanding of technical instructions, schematics, blueprints and specifications
- Mechanical Skills
- Computer Skills
- Degree or Certificate from approved two year college or technical school in related field, five years related experience, or equivalent education and experience
Requirements
- Experience in refrigeration, compressors, and systems
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic schematics
- Experience with troubleshooting and repair of freeze-dryers is a plus
- Able to independently coordinate/perform the installation of complex, structural capital equipment
- Able to assemble complex, often large, mechanical assemblies
- Independent troubleshooting of complex mechanical and refrigeration systems
- Able to perform manufacturing processes such as brazing, welding, etc
- Independently able to decipher electrical, mechanical, and process flow schematics
- AAS in electrical, mechanical, or mechanic disciplines or equivalent work experience
- Refrigeration (EPA Universal Card) Required or can be obtained 120 days post hire
- Basic understanding of PLC Controls including ladder logic
- Familiarity and use of test equipment
- Familiarity and use of hand tools
- Plumbing, including piping and brazing
- Electrical/Electronic knowledge
- Understanding of technical instructions, schematics, blueprints and specifications
- Mechanical Skills
- Computer Skills
- Degree or Certificate from approved two year college or technical school in related field, five years related experience, or equivalent education and experience
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- 401(k)
- Company Match
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Tuition Assistance
- Career Advancement Opportunities
Company overview
ATS Corporation, commonly known as ATS Automation, is a leading Canadian industrial automation company founded in 1978 and headquartered in Cambridge, Ontario. The company specializes in designing and manufacturing custom automated manufacturing systems for various industries, with a particularly strong focus on life sciences applications. ATS serves medical device manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, diagnostics producers, and other healthcare sectors with end-to-end automation solutions. The company's expertise spans assembly systems, conveyance platforms, material handling, vision inspection, and software solutions specifically tailored for regulated environments. With approximately 6,500 employees worldwide and operations across 20+ countries, ATS has established itself as a strategic provider of automation technology for critical healthcare manufacturing processes. Their life sciences division offers specialized solutions for autoinjectors, syringes, inhalers, diagnostic devices, and pharmaceutical fill-finish operations, helping clients achieve higher efficiency, quality control, and regulatory compliance in their manufacturing operations.