$100,000–$110,000 Per Year
Title: Field Service Engineer
Location: Remote (U.S.-based with 75%+ travel)
Salary:
- $100,000–$110,000 base
- Additional compensation includes daily overtime pay, weekend premium rates, and travel-related earnings
Hire Type: Direct Hire
Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, 5 weeks PTO starting day one, and 11 paid holidays/sick days. .
Sterling Engineering is partnering with a leading industrial equipment manufacturer to hire a Field Service Engineer to support their Warranty Department. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys hands-on work in the field and is comfortable working at heights. The position focuses on supporting the performance, maintenance, commissioning, and troubleshooting of large-scale ship-to-shore crane systems across global port operations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of ship-to-shore crane systems
- Commission AC/DC drive systems, medium voltage VFDs, and PLC-based controls
- Perform system tuning, diagnostics, and performance optimization
- Troubleshoot complex electrical and control system issues in the field
- Support system testing, customer acceptance, and warranty resolution activities
- Train customers on system operation and maintenance best practices
- Provide detailed field reports and collaborate with internal engineering teams
- Travel domestically and internationally (75%+), often with short notice
- Perform work at heights, including up to approximately 175 feet
Qualifications:
- Experience working with large AC/DC motors, medium voltage VFDs, and PLC programming
- Hands-on field service or commissioning experience in industrial environments
- Strong troubleshooting skills within electrical, automation, and control systems
- Ability and willingness to travel extensively and work at heights
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, or similar) OR equivalent hands-on experience
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
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Sterling Engineering, Inc.
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.
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