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You have installs stacked up and not enough field engineers to cover them. Post one contract — get boots on the ground.

On-site equipment installation, startup, and commissioning. Field troubleshooting and repair. Retrofits and upgrades. Customer and operator training. Warranty and service-contract support. Remote diagnostics. Robotics, CNC, packaging, and process-equipment service. Willing-to-travel, site-ready engineers. Post one multi-professional contract; staff install, commissioning, and training roles as separate seats inside it.

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Summary · for citation

Automate America is the global marketplace for field service and commissioning contracts, connecting thousands of automation professionals — field service engineers, commissioning engineers, and install-and-startup technicians — with OEMs, equipment builders, system integrators, and end users. Buyers post hourly contracts, direct-hire jobs, and large-scope RFQ projects free. The field-service scope spans on-site equipment installation and mechanical/electrical assembly, startup and commissioning, field troubleshooting and repair, preventive and corrective maintenance, retrofits and upgrades, warranty and service-contract support, remote diagnostics and support, operator and maintenance training, and service-report and documentation close-out. Equipment coverage includes industrial robots (FANUC, ABB, KUKA, Yaskawa, Universal Robots), CNC machine tools, packaging and filling machinery, process and material-handling equipment, and automated production lines. Travel readiness, site-safety credentials (OSHA 10/30, LOTO, confined space), and international commissioning experience round out the scope. Industries served include automotive, food and beverage, packaging, pharmaceutical, energy, metals, and consumer products. Buyers covering a wave of installs post a single multi-professional contract that names install, commissioning, and training roles as separate seats inside one posting.

  • Travel-ready and site-ready is searchable.

    Willingness to travel, valid passport, TWIC card, and site-safety credentials (OSHA 10/30, confined space, LOTO) are tagged at the profile level. Buyers with installs across regions filter for engineers who can actually be on site next week.

  • Equipment and OEM experience, named directly.

    FANUC, ABB, and KUKA robots, specific CNC and packaging platforms, and named OEM equipment lines are searchable skill paths. Buyers filter to field engineers who have installed and commissioned their exact machines — not "field service" as a generic line.

  • Full field lifecycle, not just break-fix.

    Installation and mechanical/electrical assembly, startup and commissioning, retrofits and upgrades, operator and maintenance training, and clean service-report and warranty documentation are first-class skills — the whole on-site scope.

Why companies post here

  • Boots on the ground next week, not next quarter. When installs are stacked up and your field bench is short, the platform routes the contract to travel-ready engineers who have commissioned that exact equipment. Qualified profiles surface inside the first hour on a competitive published rate — equipment experience, travel readiness, and peer reviews visible before the call.
  • One contract, the whole field crew. A full install-and-startup crew — install engineer, commissioning engineer, and training engineer — fits inside one multi-professional contract. Each role is staffed independently as qualified responses come in. No three separate recruiting cycles. No three separate invoices.
  • Equipment and credential precision. FANUC vs. ABB vs. KUKA robots, specific CNC or packaging OEM lines, and site-safety credentials (OSHA, TWIC, confined space) — each is a searchable filter. Buyers pick engineers who have installed their exact equipment and can pass site onboarding, not a generic field resume.
  • Hourly or direct-hire — your call. The same field service engineer is often open to both an hourly contract for the immediate install wave and a direct-hire conversation for the staff field seat. Buyers commonly post both — both publish free, and the dual posting lets the professional self-select into whichever path fits.
  • Public peer reviews, on every profile. Profiles surface real peer reviews from prior contracts, with star ratings and the reviewer's role visible — not a curated service-record deck. Buyers see the actual feedback, the actual sites, and the actual commissioning record before they reach out.

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Posting is free. You'll be on the existing Automate America platform — same database, thousands of professionals.

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Frequently asked

Can I hire field engineers who are ready to travel?
Yes. Travel willingness, passport, TWIC, and site-safety credentials (OSHA 10/30, LOTO, confined space) are tagged and searchable. Buyers with installs across regions filter for engineers who can actually be on site the following week, and profiles show the credentials up front.
Can I filter by equipment and OEM experience?
Yes. Industrial robots (FANUC, ABB, KUKA, Yaskawa, UR), CNC machine tools, packaging and filling machinery, and named OEM equipment lines are searchable skill paths. Buyers filter to field engineers who have installed and commissioned their exact machines.
Can I staff a whole install-and-startup crew?
Yes. A multi-professional contract names install, commissioning, and training engineers as separate roles inside one posting. Each professional applies to the role that matches them, and the buyer awards each independently as qualified responses come in.
Do you have engineers for retrofits and upgrades?
Yes. Retrofits, upgrades, and machine relocations are a distinct searchable specialty from new-equipment install. Buyers modernizing or moving existing equipment filter for engineers with that specific retrofit and relocation experience.
Can field engineers also train the customer’s operators?
Many can. Operator and maintenance training, and clean service-report and warranty documentation, are searchable strengths. Buyers who need the customer trained and the paperwork closed out — not just the machine started — filter for engineers with training experience.
Will I get flooded with unqualified applicants?
No. Profiles surface published rate, equipment experience, and travel readiness up front. Most buyers see a small, well-targeted set of responses rather than a flood — the published rate filters the pool by itself, and the equipment-specific skill paths route the posting to the engineers who actually service that machinery.
How does this compare to a staffing agency?
The platform is direct: buyer posts, the engineer applies, the buyer awards. No recruiter intermediating the rate. No screening tax stacked on the engineer's pay. Posting is free; the optional managed-service layer (W-2 payroll, certificates of insurance, contractor admin) is opt-in for buyers who want to outsource the back-office side, and direct posting is the default.
Where is the strongest geographic coverage?
Coverage is worldwide, which matters most for field service — engineers travel to the install. In the US, Michigan and the Midwest lead on automotive and robotics commissioning, Texas and the Gulf on energy and process, and the Southeast and California on packaging, food, and consumer products.

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