Laboratory Maintenance Engineer

Segment:
Danfoss Climate Solutions Segment

Job Category: R&D, Technology and Engineering

Work Location Type:
On-site

As our Lab Maintenance Engineer, you’ll play a key role in ensuring the reliability, accuracy, and availability of automation and electrical systems that power our R&D Compressor Test Lab and production final run stations.

Your impact? Test systems run reliably, downtime is minimized, data integrity is protected, and engineering teams can focus on innovation with confidence. Your work directly supports product quality, safety, and compliance while enabling smarter, data-driven maintenance decisions.

You’ll collaborate closely with Lab Engineering, Mechanical Maintenance, and Testing teams, taking ownership of automation infrastructure and maintenance systems that help us operate a more reliable, efficient, and continuously improving laboratory environment.

This is an in-office role based at our Turbocor Global Headquarters in Tallahassee, FL.

• Lead the implementation and ongoing management of the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), including asset digitization, automated work orders, and maintenance data analysis
• Execute preventive and corrective maintenance on industrial automation systems, including PLCs, databases, and industrial communication networks
• Diagnose and repair electrical and control system issues involving control cabinets, VFDs, PID controllers, pumps, heaters, valves, and instrumentation loops
• Configure, calibrate, and troubleshoot laboratory instrumentation and ensure seamless integration with PLC and PC-based data acquisition systems
• Serve as the automation subject matter expert, mentoring lab engineers and technicians to strengthen electrical and automation troubleshooting capabilities

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Automation Engineering, Control Systems, or a related field, with a minimum of 3 years of industrial automation maintenance experience
• Proven proficiency programming and troubleshooting Siemens S7-1200/1500 (TIA Portal) and Rockwell Micro
  800 (Connected Components Workbench) PLCs
• Experience implementing or working with a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), with basic knowledge of MySQL or similar databases
• Strong ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, P&IDs, and control loop diagrams, with hands-on experience in VFDs, PID control, and sensor calibration
• Working knowledge of industrial communication protocols such as Modbus (TCP/RTU), CAN bus, and Profibus, along with a continuous improvement mindset

Nice to Have

• Experience with Structured Text, Python, or C++ for advanced automation or data processing
• Proficiency with EPLAN or AutoCAD Electrical
• Exposure to Linux-based embedded controllers or edge gateways

• We promote from within and support your learning with mentoring, training, and access to global opportunities.
• You’ll have flexibility, autonomy, and support to do your best work while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Your well-being matters to us.
• We strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are respected, and valued for who they are.
• You’ll receive benefits like 13th salary, annual bonus, paid vacation, pension plans, personal insurance, and more. These vary by country and contract, but they’re worth asking about—we think they’re pretty great.

If this role excites you, we’d love to hear from you! Apply now to start the conversation and learn more about where your career can go with us.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.

Danfoss engineers solutions that increase machine productivity, reduce emissions, lower energy consumption, and enable electrification.

Our solutions are used in such areas as refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, power conversion, motor control, industrial machinery, automotive, marine, and off- and on-highway equipment. We also provide solutions for renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, as well as district-energy infrastructure for cities.

Our innovative engineering dates back to 1933. Danfoss is family-owned, employing more than 39,000 people, serving customers in more than 100 countries through a global footprint of 95 factories.