Automation Engineer (Field Support

Gray AES Automation Engineer

Gray AES is looking to add a traveling Automation Engineer to support the field. This role can be remote or in a Gray AES Office.

Someone who can:

• Lead commissioning readiness activities throughout construction, installation, turnover, pre-commissioning, startup, and owner acceptance for industrial facilities.
• Perform structured installation, mechanical completion, and pre-energization walkdowns to verify systems are safe, complete, and ready for commissioning.
• Coordinate pre-functional inspections, I/O checkout, loop checks, functional testing, and startup support across multiple disciplines.
• Verify electrical, mechanical, controls, instrumentation, and process systems against project specifications, customer standards, and applicable codes.
• Identify installation deficiencies, commissioning risks, and quality issues early; coordinate corrective actions before they impact schedule or startup.
• Lead substantial completion and turnover verification activities, ensuring systems, documentation, and punch lists are complete prior to owner acceptance.
• Coordinate commissioning readiness activities across construction teams, subcontractors, OEMs, controls engineers, commissioning teams, and owners.
• Serve as the primary technical field resource to verify commissioning readiness, troubleshooting, and startup execution.
• Lead readiness meetings, field coordination meetings, and commissioning planning sessions.
• Align to commissioning readiness schedules aligned with construction milestones.
• Proactively identify sequencing conflicts, resource constraints, and technical risks; develop recovery plans to maintain project schedules.
• Assist with commissioning documentation including turnover packages, inspection reports, test records, deficiency logs, and startup procedures.
• Provide information for routine status updates, and commissioning progress reports to project leadership.
• Support owner training, operational readiness, and final system turnover.
• Promote a culture of safety, quality, and technical excellence while mentoring field personnel and reinforcing commissioning best practices.

What we expect…

• 2+ years of experience in commissioning, startup, industrial automation, construction management, controls engineering, or systems integration.
• Demonstrated experience supporting industrial construction projects through installation, pre-commissioning, commissioning, and startup.
• Strong understanding of industrial electrical systems, instrumentation, controls, process equipment, and mechanical systems.
• Experience performing installation verification, pre-energization inspections, I/O checkout, loop checks, and startup support.
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, electrical drawings, loop drawings, one-lines, control narratives, and equipment documentation.
• Proven ability to coordinate multiple contractors, OEMs, engineering disciplines, and owner representatives in fast-paced field environments.
• Strong troubleshooting, organizational, communication, and leadership skills.
• Ability to identify project risks early and develop practical solutions that protect safety, quality, and schedule.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Food & Beverage, Life Sciences, Consumer Products, Manufacturing, Data Centers, or other industrial process facilities.
• Experience with PLC/DCS systems, industrial networking, and modern commissioning software.
• OSHA 30, NFPA 70E, or other industrial safety certifications preferred.
• Experience with Safety Instrumented Systems, Process Instrumentation, Utilities and low voltage electrical wiring.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the team member is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands, reach with hands or arms and talk or hear. They may occasionally be required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch. Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision.

Generally, normal office environment where noise level is moderate and temperature/humidity is controlled. Overtime may be required.

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