Senior Project Engineer - Service

Field Service Engineer – Paint Systems
Dürr Systems LLC | Southfield, MI

What You’ll Do

• Travel to automotive and industrial customer sites to diagnose equipment issues, make repairs, and restore production.
• Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, and controls issues. Perform planned service, equipment inspections, and emergency repairs.
• Support equipment startup and commissioning by verifying installations, debugging controls, recording baseline readings, and assisting with production trials and ramp-up.
• Help assess and balance paint booths and curing ovens using airflow, pressure, and temperature measurements.
• Document findings, repairs, and recommended follow-up. Work with customers, engineering, and project teams to resolve field issues.

What You’ll Bring

• Hands-on field service, commissioning, or maintenance experience with paint systems, industrial automation, or related manufacturing equipment.
• Strong electrical troubleshooting skills and working knowledge of PLC diagnostics, such as Allen-Bradley.
• Ability to read electrical and mechanical drawings and equipment specifications.
• Ability to troubleshoot independently at customer sites and explain findings clearly to customers and internal teams.
• Willingness to travel extensively and work overtime, weekends, or holidays as customer needs require.

Why Join Us

At Dürr, you’ll work directly with customers on automotive and industrial paint systems. You’ll see the equipment through startup, production ramp-up, and ongoing service, working alongside controls engineers and project teams to solve problems that affect day-to-day production.

Dürr Systems, LLC has been present in the United States since 1970 and operates multiple locations across the United States, including facilities in Michigan and Wisconsin. The largest site is in Southfield, Michigan, which serves as the main center for operations. Dürr employs people across the country who support a wide range of market segments. Dürr Systems USA plans, builds, and installs complete, state-of-the-art paint shops and final assembly facilities, supported by DXQ, Dürr's digital products suite. The company also offers advanced automated painting, sealing, and gluing application technologies, as well as high-viscosity material handling solutions. In addition to serving the automotive industry, Dürr Systems provides premium application technology products for the general industry. In the field of electrode manufacturing, Dürr Systems enhances quality, cost efficiency, and speed to market lithium-ion battery electrode coating through its advanced development and manufacturing coating systems. Committed to innovation, excellence, and customized solutions, Dürr Systems addresses the diverse needs of its North American customers with precision and reliability.

Dürr Systems, LLC. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment drug and alcohol testing.

Note to all Staffing Agencies: Dürr has a team of dedicated Human Resources professionals who are responsible for all hiring needs. Our practice is to partner and work with our approved vendors on an as needed basis. We do not accept resumes from agencies that are not on our preferred vendor list and have not signed our Recruiting and Permanent Placement Contract. Any resumes submitted from unapproved vendors will be considered unsolicited, and Dürr will not be responsible for any placement fees associated with such candidates.