Maintenance Control Technician (Airport Automation)

Location: Phoenix, Arizona, United States; onsite work at PHX Airport with outdoor field work on active airport ramps and in baggage-handling areas.

Company

Oshkosh AeroTech provides aviation ground-support products, gate equipment, and airport services for airlines, airports, air-freight carriers, ground handlers, and military customers.

What you will do

• Maintain, troubleshoot, repair, calibrate, test, and operate electrical and automated control systems.
• Diagnose PLCs, VFDs, HMIs, sensors, relays, contactors, motor controls, communication devices, and related electrical components.
• Monitor alarms, equipment status, and performance trends to resolve faults and prevent system failures.
• Support automated airport, baggage-handling, conveyor, and material-handling equipment.
• Read schematics and technical documentation, adjust approved system parameters, and verify equipment operation after repairs.
• Maintain service and inventory records and coordinate with maintenance, operations, engineering, customers, vendors, and contractors.

Requirements

• Ability to obtain and maintain airport security clearance.
• Valid driver's license and ability to operate company vehicles daily.
• Ability to read electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, control drawings, and technical documentation.
• Knowledge of electrical and automated control systems, including PLC programming, electrical design, HMI design and programming, and PLC/HMI troubleshooting.
• Ability to use laptops, multimeters, hand tools, calibration equipment, and electrical diagnostic tools.
• Availability for on-call work, including occasional evenings, weekends, and holidays. Ability to work outdoors, near moving vehicles and aircraft, energized equipment, conveyors, loud noise, changing weather, and confined spaces; lifting up to 50 pounds is required.

Nice to have

• High school diploma or GED.
• Two years of experience maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, calibrating, or installing industrial electrical, automation, or control systems.
• Associate's or bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, electrical technology, industrial automation, mechatronics, or a related field.
• Experience with PLC-controlled equipment, industrial communication networks, control-system architecture, and automated material-handling systems.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) and additional employee benefits.
• Safety-focused work environment with required training and procedures.
• Reasonable accommodations are available during the recruitment process.