Controls Automation Engineer

At NorthWind Technical Services , our engineers don't just deliver projects — they deliver confidence.

Our customers trust us to keep their systems running, their processes optimized, and their operations moving forward.

Automation Engineers are the technical expert our customers rely on — from first diagnosis to final commissioning.

If you're the kind of engineer who genuinely enjoys figuring out why a system isn't behaving and then fixing it for good, this role was built for you.

• Write PLC, HMI, and computer programs
• Test and validate proper function of existing systems; evaluate how the systems may be improved
• Travel to customer sites for evaluation of systems and for commissioning of software
• Train users and provide post project support
• Organize, plan, and prioritize work for multiple projects and for customers in a wide variety of industries
• Communicate with customers, vendors, and co-workers to develop best solutions that meet customer needs
• Gather Information by observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources
• Perform complex problem solving
• Diagnose system issues and customer problems and devise best solutions
• Proactively anticipate potential issues to circumvent development of problems
• Review and obtain relevant information to diagnose problems or system needs, develop, and evaluate options and then implement solutions.
• Proactively make timely decisions, often without the benefit of all of the information or consultation with your supervisor
• National and international travel is required

*This job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.