Automation Engineering Technician II

The Automation Engineering Technician II is responsible for sustaining and improving automated manufacturing and inspection equipment to maximize safety, uptime, quality, and production performance. The technician independently performs troubleshooting, repair, preventive maintenance, equipment improvements, and supports Automation Engineers during the development, validation, and deployment of new automation systems. Candidates must have excellent communication skills, good problem-solving capabilities and the ability to work collaboratively across the organization.

About Bal Seal: Bal Seal Engineering delivers advanced sealing, connecting, and contact solutions that serve medical, aerospace, energy, and industrial markets. Our proprietary spring-energized seals and electrical contacts help customers achieve precision, efficiency, and reliability. Employees thrive in a culture that values craftsmanship, technical mastery, and close partnership with customers solving complex challenges.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Conduct Preventative Maintenance (PM) on various machines and automated equipment

Support ongoing Continuous Improvement (CI) initiatives, as well as develop new CI opportunities

Communicate and interface regularly with stakeholders and employees throughout the BSE organization

Coordinate maintenance with Operations personnel to minimize machine downtime

Assists engineers with the integration, testing and deployment of new automated systems into the production environment

Independently diagnose and troubleshoot various equipment machines and automated equipment to support production operations

Independently maintain and repair various machines and automated equipment

Independently set-up precision tooling, robotic/automated systems, PLC’s, and vision systems

Develop and maintain machine and equipment PM work instructions, and maintain a PM completion schedule

Assist in the development of tools and fixtures to improve machine capabilities/uptime/yield/process time

Design and fabricate tools or fixtures needed to maintain and improve equipment

Assist in the development, updates and maintenance of Engineering documentation, Work Instructions and Tools

Perform other related duties as assigned

Education :

Associates Degree or certificated post-secondary coursework in electronics, robotics or electro-mechanical and/or minimum 3 years demonstrated experience in a similar technical environment

Experience :

Experience in high volume manufacturing environment

Experience troubleshooting electronic, mechanical and/or electromechanical systems and equipment

Experience with laser cutting and welding processes and techniques

Experience with small precision machined components and associated manufacturing processes and tolerances