Field Service Engineer
US$74,500 – US$93,500 / yr base salary
Posted 21 Aug 2026
Advertised as “Field Service Engineer II - Process Controls - NY”
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- Level
- II
- Expected experience
- 3+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Remote
| Base salary | US$74,500 – US$93,500 / yr |
|---|
Field of studyAutomation, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Instrumentation, Process Control (or related)
Study levelBachelor's
As a Field Service Engineer II – Process Instrumentation & Control Systems here at Honeywell, you will provide advanced technical support, commissioning, troubleshooting, maintenance, and optimization services for industrial instrumentation, automation, and control systems at customer sites. Your expertise with process instrumentation, PLCs, DCS platforms, control networks, and industrial automation technologies will directly impact plant reliability, operational efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
You will report directly to our Field Service Manager and work out of our New York location on a remote work schedule. In this role, you will support customers across a variety of industrial environments by performing system commissioning, instrument calibration, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and lifecycle support for critical process control systems.
Responsibilities
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Perform installation, commissioning, startup, troubleshooting, calibration, repair, and preventive maintenance of process instrumentation and control systems, including pressure, temperature, flow, level, analytical, and final control elements.
• Diagnose and resolve complex issues involving field instrumentation, PLCs, DCS systems, HMI applications, control valves, transmitters, analyzers, and industrial communications networks.
• Configure, test, and validate instrumentation and control devices to ensure compliance with customer requirements, engineering specifications, and industry standards.
• Perform loop checks, point-to-point verification, instrument calibration, functional testing, and startup activities during project execution and maintenance events.
• Troubleshoot and support PLC-, DCS-, and SCADA-based control systems, including hardware, software, and communications-related issues.
• Interpret and utilize electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, loop drawings, control narratives, instrument indexes, P&IDs, and technical documentation to identify and resolve system issues.
• Support industrial communication protocols including Modbus, Ethernet/IP, OPC, HART, Foundation Fieldbus, Profibus, and TCP/IP networks.
• Perform control system hardware replacement, upgrades, migrations, firmware updates, and system validation activities.
• Collaborate with customers, project managers, operations personnel, contractors, and engineering teams to execute field service activities and resolve complex technical issues.
• Identify process control performance issues and recommend corrective actions, optimization opportunities, and reliability improvements.