Service Technician / Automation Technician | Servicetechniker / Automatisierungstechniker (m/w/d)

FERCHAU GmbH Niederlassung Friedrichshafen

Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
Published Feb 4, 2026
Full-time
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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

German (Basic)English (Basic)

Additional

  • Readiness to travel domestically and internationally