Controls Systems Technician; Airport

Daifuku Airport America Corporation is a subsidiary of Daifuku North America, a group company of Daifuku in Japan – the largest material handling company in the world. Our advanced systems move everything from car bodies at auto plants to luggage at airports to packaged goods  are known as experts in engineering, manufacturing, and servicing innovative automated materials handling systems including conveyors, automatic guided vehicles, automated storage & retrieval systems, and integrated controls.

Daiuku Airport America is a world‑class leader in the design, build, and installation of large–scale airport baggage conveyor security systems. The division is named Airport Technologies (ATEC) because we specialize in traditional baggage systems as well as innovative airport material handling.

Our controls team averages 10 years of experience because we value mentorship, growth, collaboration, and flexibility. Members of our team view our work as a career and provide the opportunity to bring creativity to our innovative systems. Be a part of the best, most experienced team in the industry.

Controls experts in ATEC design and build expansive baggage conveyor systems. This unique skill set encompasses an understanding of mechanical, electrical, logistical, and software interactions implemented with sound engineering principles. If you have technical acumen, strong problem‑solving skills, and a penchant for creativity, this field may be right for you.

Controls Systems Technician

As a Controls Systems Technician, you will be a member of the team responsible for the electrical/controls portion of airport baggage security systems. You will participate in system installations, commissioning, debugging, testing, and support. You will have opportunities to explore engineering concepts and designs with experienced Controls Engineers and advance your skill set.

• Travel to customer sites.
• Installation and technical support of PLC‑based hardware and software.
• Perform control system and software changes; create and modify system specifications and operating procedures.
• Program, troubleshoot, and repair sensors, scanners, visualization systems, motors, frequency inverters, and encoders.
• Participate in testing and commissioning efforts at major airports.
• Support proposals and customer inquiries.
• Meet timelines to ensure projects stay on schedule and on budget.
• Build engineering and design skill sets where possible.

• Engineering and Technology – Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of systems and services.
• English Language – Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

• Time Management – Managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Critical Thinking – Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Judgment and Decision Making – Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate course.
• Monitoring – Assessing performance of yourself, others, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Verbal and Written Expression and Recognition – Listening to, understanding, and communicating information and ideas through spoken or written words and sentences.
• Problem Sensitivity – The ability to tell when something is wrong, or is likely to go wrong, even if the solution to the problem is not obvious.
• Conscientiousness – Thorough and diligent in one’s duties. Recognizes tasks that need to be completed and facilitates the completion of those tasks independently.
• Occasional extended hours, weekends, and holidays in support of customer service and change requests. Customer sites are located throughout the country; the selected candidate will need to travel for commissioning of control systems and on‑site engineering tasks that cannot be accomplished from our office. On occasion, off‑shift work may…