Electrical/Mechanical Integration Field Engineer

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Field Engineering, Electrical Troubleshooting, and Mechanical Integration
• Perform hands-on electrical installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of low-voltage systems, sensors, wiring harnesses, connectors, instrumentation, and associated field hardware.
• Support mechanical installation and integration activities involving brackets, panels, enclosures, equipment mounts, sensor mounts, cable supports, conduit, raceways, junction boxes, and related hardware.
• Interpret and work from wiring diagrams, electrical schematics, harness drawings, mechanical drawings, interface drawings, installation drawings, and field work instructions to support installation, verification, and fault isolation.
• Conduct electrical and mechanical inspections to verify that installed hardware conforms to design intent, drawing requirements, interface requirements, safety standards, and field installation constraints.
• Troubleshoot complex low-voltage circuits, signal paths, sensor networks, grounding issues, connector issues, intermittent faults, and instrumentation anomalies using appropriate test equipment including multimeters, oscilloscopes, continuity testers, signal analyzers, and data acquisition tools.
• Aid in fit checks, alignment checks, hardware walkdowns, cable-routing assessments, connector-access evaluations, and field verification of mechanical and electrical interfaces.
• Identify and resolve electrical, mechanical, and integration-related issues in the field using sound engineering judgment and disciplined problem-solving methodology.
• Document field observations, discrepancies, corrective actions, redlines, as-built conditions, test results, and recommended engineering updates accurately and thoroughly in accordance with program requirements.

Engineering Design, Documentation, and Review

• Participate in the development, review, and approval of electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, harness drawings, mechanical installation drawings, interface drawings, and technical specifications.
• Support design change processes by evaluating proposed electrical and mechanical modifications for technical feasibility, fit, form, function, signal integrity, safety, maintainability, and compliance with applicable standards.
• Collaborate with senior engineers and design teams to translate field findings into actionable design improvements, drawing updates, installation changes, and configuration-controlled documentation.
• Generate and review work packages, test procedures, installation instructions, troubleshooting guides, and technical instructions to ensure accuracy and completeness prior to field execution.
• Review mechanical and electrical integration details, including cable routing, connector access, equipment mounting, sensor placement, enclosure layout, strain relief, grounding and bonding provisions, and maintainability.
• Apply knowledge of relevant standards, workmanship expectations, and safety practices during drawing reviews, design evaluations, troubleshooting activities, and field execution.

Technician Mentorship and Team Development

• Serve as a technical resource and on-the-job mentor for field technicians, supporting skill development in electrical systems, mechanical integration, safe wiring practices, hardware installation, troubleshooting discipline, and professional growth.
• Provide guidance on proper termination techniques, cable management, harness routing, connector handling, sensor installation, mounting practices, strain relief, and field workmanship expectations.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement, precision, safety, accountability, and disciplined problem-solving within the field team.
• Assist in developing training materials, wiring standards references, installation guidance, troubleshooting guides, and work instructions to support technician competency and repeatable field execution.
• Help technicians understand not only how to execute tasks, but why installation quality, documentation accuracy, configuration control, and troubleshooting discipline matter to overall system performance.

Collaboration and Communication

• Cook up coordination with project managers, engineers, designers, technicians, vendors, and operations staff to plan and execute electrical and mechanical field work efficiently and safely.
• Communicate clearly with stakeholders on schedule, technical findings, electrical and mechanical system status, field constraints, test results, and project progress.
• Support post-work reviews, lessons-learned sessions, discrepancy reviews, and corrective-action planning to drive process, documentation, and installation improvements.
• Help ensure that field observations and lessons learned are fed back into engineering documentation, drawings, work packages, troubleshooting procedures, and future design updates.