Build your field career with Hoogendoorn USA

Imagine starting your week inside a modern greenhouse, laptop and multimeter in hand, bringing an automation system to life. As a Field Commissioning Specialist with Hoogendoorn USA, you’ll install, test, and support advanced controls that keep high-tech growing environments running smoothly. We’re investing in your growth: no greenhouse background is required, and we provide approximately 12 months of product, field, and technical training before you operate independently.

How you’ll make an impact

• Install, connect, test, and commission Hoogendoorn automation and control systems at customer sites.
• Troubleshoot electrical, controls, sensor, I/O, and basic network communication issues.
• Install, calibrate, and verify sensors and related instrumentation.
• Perform low-voltage wiring checks, I/O verification, and functional testing.
• Support startups, commissioning activities, upgrades, and on-site service.
• Deliver clear, professional, customer-facing technical support.
• Document findings, corrective actions, and resolutions.
• Collaborate with customers, electricians, greenhouse builders, integration partners, and Hoogendoorn technical teams.
• Travel across the United States approximately 50–60% of the time.

Your development path

This is a development role geared to early-career technicians who enjoy troubleshooting and learning new technologies. We hire for technical potential, not for a fully formed controls engineer. Electrical fundamentals, curiosity, problem-solving, customer focus, and a willingness to travel matter most.

What you’ll bring

• Technical certificate, associate degree, or equivalent hands-on experience in automation, mechatronics, electrical technology, instrumentation, industrial maintenance, HVAC/building controls, or a related discipline.
• Approximately 1–3 years of practical experience preferred.
• Solid grasp of electrical fundamentals and diagnostic techniques.
• Comfort using a multimeter and working on low-voltage control circuits.
• Ability to read basic electrical schematics and wiring diagrams.
• Familiarity with sensors and digital/analog I/O.
• Working knowledge of Ethernet, IP addressing, and basic network troubleshooting.
• Strong learning agility, problem-solving, and professional communication skills with a customer-service mindset.
• Valid driver’s license and readiness to travel extensively.
• Authorization to work in the United States.

Helpful experience (nice to have)

• PLCs and industrial automation
• Modbus TCP/IP
• 0–10 V and 4–20 mA signals
• VFDs and control panels
• HVAC or building automation
• Industrial Ethernet
• Instrumentation
• Irrigation systems
• Greenhouse or controlled-environment agriculture

Success profile

You’re hands-on, curious, dependable, and excited to travel. You like diagnosing issues in the field more than sitting at a desk. You’ll start under the guidance of experienced Hoogendoorn specialists and progressively take on independent installation, commissioning, troubleshooting, and customer-support work.

Tools & tech

• Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs)
• Programmable Logic Controllers (e.g., Beckhoff)

Ready to grow with us? Bring your potential—We’ll bring the training and the opportunity.