ICON

ICON

Senior Controls and Automation Technician

Austin, Texas, United States · Senior · Contract

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 56 days ago
PythonBashRoboticsPLCControlsCommunicationActuators

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About the role

  • Expect field travel, dynamic environments, and direct ownership of the controls infrastructure that keeps the fleet running.
  • ICON is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an innovative, inclusive, diverse and discrimination-free work environment.
  • Employment with ICON is based on merit, competence, and qualifications.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and refine PLC logic, HMI screens, alarms, interlocks, and automation sequences to improve safety, uptime, and usability.
  • Create and maintain controls documentation: I/O lists, wiring and network diagrams, configuration baselines, commissioning checklists, and service/SOP procedures.
  • Integrate, test, and validate sensors, actuators, drives, VFDs/servos, pneumatics/hydraulics interfaces, and safety systems (E-stops, light curtains, safety relays, STO).
  • Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and implement corrective actions
  • document findings and prevent recurrence.
  • Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, software, and field teams to standardize architectures and implement reliability improvements.
  • Support operator/technician training and develop clear diagnostic guides and troubleshooting playbooks.
  • Commission, troubleshoot, and support automated industrial equipment in factory and field environments.
  • Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and implement corrective actions; document findings and prevent recurrence.
  • This is a hands-on technical role - you will write and refine PLC logic, commission automated systems, diagnose controls failures from the physical layer up, and build the documentation that helps operators and technicians work independently.

Requirements

  • 4+ years supporting, troubleshooting, or commissioning industrial automation or electromechanical systems in production, field service, construction, robotics, or similar environments.
  • Experience with at least one PLC platform (or equivalent controls environment): Beckhoff/TwinCAT, Rockwell Studio 5000, Siemens TIA Portal, Codesys, or similar.

Nice to have

  • Working knowledge of common industrial communications/networking (e.g., EtherNet/IP, Profinet, EtherCAT, Modbus TCP/RTU) and basic network troubleshooting.
  • Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics and troubleshoot from drawings and update documentation with guidance.
  • Strong safety mindset and ability to follow structured troubleshooting and verification practices.
  • Motion control experience (servo tuning, homing strategies, basic performance optimization).
  • Functional safety familiarity (risk assessment concepts, safety circuits, ISO 13849 / IEC 61508 awareness).
  • Experience with power quality issues, grounding/noise mitigation, generators, and field power distribution.
  • Experience supporting hydraulic systems from a controls perspective (instrumentation, interlocks, HPU integration).
  • Scripting or automation skills (Python, Bash) and familiarity with data logging/diagnostics.

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