Field Engineer​/Technician - Sugar Land, TX

Mission Hires seeks a mid-level Field Engineer/Technician to support on-site electrical and power systems projects in Sugar Land, TX or Alpharetta, GA. You will direct field operations, ensure safe execution, verify installations against approved designs, troubleshoot up to 480 VAC systems, support commissioning, and maintain strong client relationships. Role requires extensive field work, travel (~75%), and coordination with project teams to meet schedule, quality, and budget goals.

• Communicate with clients to understand operational needs and clearly explain technical issues
• Manage and coordinate field activities for electrical and instrumentation systems
• Provide technical support during installation, testing, maintenance, and commissioning
• Troubleshoot field issues and implement solutions with project teams
• Direct and coordinate technicians, contractors, engineers, and site personnel
• Conduct site walk-downs to document existing electrical, instrumentation, and power distribution systems
• Support development and validation of as-built electrical and instrumentation documentation
• Participate in factory acceptance testing (FAT) for electrical and power distribution systems
• Work with project managers and senior engineering leads to maintain schedule, quality, and budget
• Prepare and submit field reports, project updates, and technical documentation
• Travel approximately 75%, including air travel, as needed
• Assist in developing electrical and instrumentation design deliverables (preferred)
• Support development of logic diagrams, cause-and-effect matrices, and functional descriptions (preferred)
• Assist with PLC and HMI programming development and testing (preferred)
• Participate in additional FAT activities as required (preferred)
• Demonstrate core competencies:
  Safety, Accountability, Positive Attitude, Teamwork, Technical Knowledge, Quality/Productivity, Problem Solving, and Communication

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering plus at least 3 years of relevant work experience, or equivalent combination of education and practical field experience
• Strong communication, documentation, and customer interaction skills
• Proficiency with electrical and power systems up to 480 VAC
• Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings, wiring diagrams, and schematics
• Ability to evaluate installed systems against approved electrical designs and troubleshoot field issues
• Detailed understanding of panel wiring and field wiring diagrams
• Strong multitasking, attention to detail, and analytical problem‑solving skills
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet deadlines
• Familiarity with NEC (NFPA 70), NFPA 70E, and relevant electrical standards
• Willingness and ability to travel approximately 75%, including air travel
• Preferred:
  Experience using AutoCAD for electrical/instrumentation drawings (site layouts, single-line diagrams, panel layouts, conduit/cable schedules, schematics)
• Preferred: PLC programming experience (Allen‑Bradley preferred)
• Preferred: HMI systems experience (GE iFIX, Rockwell Factory Talk View, or AVEVA/Wonderware System Platform)
• Preferred:
  Familiarity with electrical protection relays (SEL, Multilin)
• Preferred:
  Experience with data historians (Canary, PI, iFix)
• Preferred:
  Knowledge of industrial control system communication protocols