Service Technician / Automation Technician | Servicetechniker / Automatisierungstechniker (m/w/d)
FERCHAU GmbH Niederlassung Friedrichshafen
Job Summary
This role involves providing essential service and automation support for complex industrial systems, focusing on maintaining and optimizing automated plants and machinery directly at customer sites. Day-to-day tasks include commissioning, maintenance, and repair of automated systems, performing detailed fault analysis, troubleshooting PLC-controlled machines, and implementing software adjustments and updates (e.g., using Siemens S7/TIA Portal). A key responsibility is supporting the optimization of control and automation solutions, documenting service deployments, and training customer personnel. The ideal candidate holds a degree or vocational qualification in Electrical Engineering, Automation Technology, or Mechatronics, possesses experience with various PLC systems (Siemens, Beckhoff, B&R), and has knowledge of drive technology, sensor technology, and industrial communication protocols. The position requires a self-reliant, solution-oriented approach and significant readiness to travel both domestically and internationally.
Required Skills
Education
Completed vocational training or university degree in Electrical Engineering, Automation Technology, Mechatronics, or comparable field
Experience
- Professional experience in commissioning, maintenance, and repair of automated systems
- Experience in handling PLC systems (e.g., Siemens, Beckhoff, B&R)
- Experience in fault analysis and troubleshooting on SPS-controlled machines
Languages
Additional
- Readiness to travel domestically and internationally
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