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DCS Field Service Engineer

Schneider Electric
Raleigh, NC Full Time
POSTED ON 4/6/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/24/2026

What will you do?

  • Manage customer contracts by performing preventative maintenance visits, documenting / delivering reports and provide on-site remedial support.
  • Ensure that the customer’s system is updated to the latest software, quick fixes, and hardware.
  • Prepare upgrade plans for the customer’s systems and deliver them to the customer.
  • Follow all technical procedures and tools for Global Service.
  • Provide technical review of orders for clients and any other proposals that are requested to perform.
  • Analyze technical risk of expansion projects and upgrades.
  • Attend technical training that includes systems and instruments, as well as application, process control, communication, and safety.
  • Support Sales as required and directed by Regional Service Manager to secure orders and service agreements.
  • Understand and enforce Schneider Electric contractual obligations on major projects and ensure customer satisfaction.
  • Handles overall technical responsibilities for one or more projects, including project specification, functionality, testing and commissioning.
  • Perform system testing, factory acceptance testing (FAT) and develop test documents.
  • Document preparation and obtain customer's approval per document specification and schedule.
  • Coordinate with factory for product related issues and resolve.

What skills and capabilities will make you successful?

  • Microsoft Office, Windows Operating Systems, Unix, DCS, Safety Systems, PLC’s, Communication protocols, Networking and System Security.
  • Strong analytical skills sound judgment, great and interpersonal skills.
  • Are very detail-oriented, and capable of leading service teams during projects, upgrade or troubleshooting situations.
  • Innovative and dynamic with effective communication skills, especially in inter-cultural aspects.

Travel: Travel may be up to 75% in the NC area.

Who will you report to? Steve Pattison - Field Service Manager

 

 

What qualifications will make you successful for this role?

  • A recognized Degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Computer Science or Process Control (desirable) Military experience is also acceptable. · Familiar with the processes and services within the Oil & Gas, Power Generation and Chemical industry and Turbo Machinery.
  • 2 years of professional experience with specific knowledge of Foxboro DCS hardware and control core software.
  • Knowledge of HMI software, DCS system and field instrumentation.
  • Knowledge of Foxboro hardware / software and Wonderware software
  • Team player with good leadership and communication skills and able to travel when required.
  • Ability to develop an installation or upgrade, then execute and install hardware and software according to plan.
  • Perform system configuration and troubleshoot hardware and software issues on various components of the DCS system as required.
  • Specific knowledge of Foxboro and Wonderware systems. Knowledge should include ability to install hardware and software, perform configuration, and trouble shoot Hardware and software

Let us learn about you! Apply today.

 

You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

 

Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?

When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our  IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us.

IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.

We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.

Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric – apply today!

€36 billion global revenue
13% organic growth
150 000 employees in 100 countries
#1 on the Global 100 World’s most sustainable corporations

 

 

You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

 

Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and ‘inclusion’ is one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do.

 

At Schneider Electric, we uphold the highest standards of ethics and compliance, and we believe that trust is a foundational value. Our Trust Charter is our Code of Conduct and demonstrates our commitment to ethics, safety, sustainability, quality and cybersecurity, underpinning every aspect of our business and our willingness to behave and respond respectfully and in good faith to all our stakeholders. You can find out more about our Trust Charter here
 
Schneider Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities in the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, transferring, and promoting all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic or conduct.

 

 

 

 

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