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Controls & Instrumentation Technician (12 Hour Nights Shift - Onsite)

US - Massachusetts💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-07 → 2026-09-26

Core

Installation, startup, troubleshooting, and maintenance of complex automated assembly equipment including PLCs, vision systems, robotics, and motion control to ensure high uptime and minimal scrap.

Role type

Controls & Instrumentation Technician (Hands-on IC)

Builds

Automated discrete component assembly systems for manufacturing operations

Domain

Manufacturing / Industrial Automation

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

PLC programming (Rockwell ControlLogix), HMI programming, machine vision setup (Cognex/Keyence), VFD and servo drive maintenance, PID loop tuning, electrical wiring, control circuit troubleshooting, NFPA 79/70E safety standards compliance, reading technical prints

Preferred skills

SQL Server database management, Visual Basic/C# programming, RSLogix Studio 5000, FactoryTalk V Studio ME, ABB Robot Studio, B&R Automation Studio, clean room environment experience, post-implementation continuous improvement methodology

Technologies

Rockwell ControlLogix, Cognex, Keyence, AB & SEW drives, RSLogix Studio 5000, FactoryTalk V Studio ME, ABB Robot Studio, B&R Automation Studio, SQL Server, Visual Basic, C#

Responsibilities

Install, start-up, and debug new automation equipment; troubleshoot and repair control circuits and instrumentation; perform preventative maintenance on assembly stations; train operators and technicians on SOPs; analyze maintenance history to drive root-cause solutions and process improvements; interface with manufacturing reps to define maintenance schedules.

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC

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