Full Job Description
As a Field Service Engineer II - Process Instrumentation & Control Systems here at Honeywell, you will provide advanced technical support, commissioning, troubleshooting, maintenance, and optimization services for industrial instrumentation, automation, and control systems at customer sites. Your expertise with process instrumentation, PLCs, DCS platforms, control networks, and industrial automation technologies will directly impact plant reliability, operational efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
You will report directly to our Field Service Manager and work out of our Houston, TX location on a hybrid work schedule. In this role, you will support customers across a variety of industrial environments by performing system commissioning, instrument calibration, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and lifecycle support for critical process control systems.
Responsibilities
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Perform installation, commissioning, startup, troubleshooting, calibration, repair, and preventive maintenance of process instrumentation and control systems, including pressure, temperature, flow, level, analytical, and final control elements.
• Diagnose and resolve complex issues involving field instrumentation, PLCs, DCS systems, HMI applications, control valves, transmitters, analyzers, and industrial communications networks.
• Configure, test, and validate instrumentation and control devices to ensure compliance with customer requirements, engineering specifications, and industry standards.
• Perform loop checks, point-to-point verification, instrument calibration, functional testing, and startup activities during project execution and maintenance events.
• Troubleshoot and support PLC-, DCS-, and SCADA-based control systems, including hardware, software, and communications-related issues.
• Interpret and utilize electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, loop drawings, control narratives, instrument indexes, P&IDs, and technical documentation to identify and resolve system issues.
• Support industrial communication protocols including Modbus, Ethernet/IP, OPC, HART, Foundation Fieldbus, Profibus, and TCP/IP networks.
• Perform control system hardware replacement, upgrades, migrations, firmware updates, and system validation activities.
• Collaborate with customers, project managers, operations personnel, contractors, and engineering teams to execute field service activities and resolve complex technical issues.
• Identify process control performance issues and recommend corrective actions, optimization opportunities, and reliability improvements.
• Provide technical guidance and training to customers and site personnel regarding instrumentation and control systems operation and maintenance.
• Complete detailed service reports, calibration records, commissioning documentation, troubleshooting reports, and customer deliverables.
• Ensure compliance with Honeywell safety procedures, customer site requirements, quality standards, and applicable industry regulations.
• Must be able to travel 75-95% of the time to customer locations
Qualifications
YOU MUST HAVE
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in field service, instrumentation, automation, process controls, industrial maintenance, or a related technical field.
• Strong working knowledge of process instrumentation, including pressure transmitters, temperature sensors, flowmeters, level instruments, control valves, analyzers, and associated field devices.
• Experience with PLC, DCS, HMI, and SCADA systems in industrial process environments.
• Experience troubleshooting electrical, instrumentation, automation, controls, and industrial communication systems.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, loop drawings, cause-and-effect diagrams, P&IDs, and technical documentation.
• Experience performing system startup, commissioning, calibration, preventive maintenance, and troubleshooting activities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to independently resolve complex technical issues in the field.
• Strong customer communication, interpersonal, and technical documentation skills.
• Ability to work independently while managing multiple customer service priorities.
• Must be able to travel 75-95% of the time.
WE VALUE
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation, Automation, Process Control, or a related technical field.
• Experience supporting Honeywell, Experion, Allen-Bradley, Rockwell, Siemens, Schneider Electric, Emerson, Yokogawa, ABB, or similar automation platforms.
• Experience with DCS, PLC, SCADA, HMI, SIS, and process control systems.
• Knowledge of industrial communication protocols including Modbus, Ethernet/IP, Profinet, OPC, HART, Foundation Fieldbus, and Profibus.
• Experience calibrating and maintaining pressure, temperature, flow, level, analytical, and control valve instrumentation.
• Familiarity with control loop tuning, process control strategies, and automation system optimization.
• Knowledge of ISA standards, electrical safety practices, instrumentation best practices, and applicable industry regulations.
• Experience working in oil & gas, petrochemical, refining, LNG, power generation, chemical processing, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, or other industrial process environments.
• Strong customer-focused mindset and ability to build long-term customer relationships.
• Ability to work effectively in challenging field environments and adapt to changing customer requirements.
• Results-oriented approach with strong troubleshooting, communication, and decision-making abilities.
• Industry certifications, manufacturer training, or technical credentials related to instrumentation, automation, PLCs, DCS systems, or industrial controls are highly desirable.
BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR HONEYWELL
In addition to a competitive salary, leading-edge work, and developing solutions side-by-side with dedicated experts in their fields, Honeywell employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package. This package includes employer subsidized Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance; Short-Term and Long-Term Disability; 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, EAP, and Educational Assistance; Parental Leave, Paid Time Off (for vacation, personal business, sick time, and parental leave), and 12 Paid Holidays. Learn more
The application period for the job is estimated to be 40 days from the job posting date; however, this may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. Posted 08/21/2026
The annual base salary range for this position is $74,500 - $93,250. Please note that this salary information serves as a general guideline. Honeywell considers various factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education and training, key skills as well as market and business considerations.
THE BUSINESS UNIT
Smart and connected field and analytical instrumentation, gas measurement and control, and terminal gauging and loading.