Job Description
Sterling Engineering is partnering with a leading heavy industrial equipment manufacturer to hire a High Voltage Field Service Technician to support large scale ship to shore crane systems at port facilities throughout the U.S. and internationally. This is a highly hands-on position for someone with experience working on medium/high voltage electrical systems, large AC/DC motors, VFDs, PLC controls, and heavy industrial equipment.
Location: Remote, U.S. Based | 75%+ Travel
Salary: $100,000–$110,000 Base
- Additional Compensation: Daily overtime pay, weekend premium rates, and additional travel related earnings
Hire Type: Direct Hire
Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, 5 weeks of PTO starting day one, and 11 paid holidays/sick days.
Key Responsibilities
- Troubleshoot, maintain, and support large scale ship to shore crane systems and other heavy industrial equipment.
- Work hands on with medium/high voltage electrical systems, large AC/DC motors, drives, and associated power and control equipment.
- Commission and troubleshoot AC/DC drive systems and medium voltage VFDs.
- Diagnose complex electrical, controls, motor, and equipment failures in the field.
- Troubleshoot PLC based control systems and identify electrical and automation related issues.
- Perform system tuning, diagnostics, testing, and performance optimization.
- Support equipment commissioning, startup, customer acceptance testing, and warranty activities.
- Read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and technical documentation.
- Perform electrical testing and verify proper equipment operation following repairs or commissioning.
- Train customers and maintenance personnel on equipment operation, troubleshooting, and maintenance best practices.
- Prepare detailed service reports and communicate findings to customers and internal engineering teams.
- Travel domestically and internationally approximately 75% or more, including travel on short notice when required.
- Work safely at heights of up to approximately 175 feet while servicing large crane systems.
Qualifications
- Strong hands on experience with medium or high voltage industrial electrical equipment.
- Experience troubleshooting and servicing large AC/DC motors, medium voltage VFDs, drives, and industrial control systems.
- Previous experience working with heavy industrial equipment or large scale machinery.
- Field service, commissioning, startup, or industrial maintenance experience strongly preferred.
- Experience troubleshooting PLC controlled equipment.
- Ability to read and troubleshoot from electrical schematics and wiring diagrams.
- Strong electrical troubleshooting and diagnostic skills.
- Comfortable working independently in customer facilities and industrial environments.
- Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally 75% or more.
- Comfortable working at heights and around large industrial equipment.
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field is preferred but not required.
- Equivalent technical training and extensive hands on industrial electrical experience will be considered in place of a degree.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Houston, TX (Remote) |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $100,000–$110,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1969 |
| Website | http://www.sterling-engineering.com |
About Company
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.
Skills
- Acceptance Testingunmatched
- Automationunmatched
- Best Practicesunmatched
- Commissioningunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Control Systemsunmatched
- Customer Trainingunmatched
- DC Motorunmatched
- Electrical Componentsunmatched
- Electrical Engineeringunmatched
- Electrical Wiringunmatched
- Electricityunmatched
- Equipment Maintenance/Repairunmatched
- Heavy Equipment/Vehiclesunmatched
- High Voltage (HV)unmatched
- Identify Issuesunmatched
- Maintenance - Electricalunmatched
- Mechanical Engineeringunmatched
- Medium Voltage (MV)unmatched
- On Site Supportunmatched
- Performance Testingunmatched
- Performance Tuning/Optimizationunmatched
- Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)unmatched
- Schematicsunmatched
- Startupunmatched
- System Start-Upunmatched
- Technical Writingunmatched
- Testingunmatched
- Willing to Travelunmatched
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