Field Automation Engineer – PLC & Machine Commissioning

Compensation & Schedule

• Starting base salary up to $80,000 (scaling with field depth)
• Travel per diem
• Full benefits package
• First Shift base hours for shop assembly and testing
• Scheduled domestic and international field service deployments (40–70 travel days annually)

Work Environment

State-of-the-art manufacturing facility and assembly lab in the Menomonee Falls area combined with modern field environments globally. High-visibility seat reporting directly to the CEO with zero corporate bureaucracy.

Responsibilities

• Spearhead global field commissioning: lead on-site machinery installations, system integrations, and final Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) at client facilities worldwide while delivering professional technical guidance to site operators
• Execute electro-mechanical diagnostics: apply advanced diagnostic principles to isolate component faults, troubleshoot complex automated machinery, and implement lasting technical solutions using multi-page schematics
• Manage controls & logic deployment: perform PLC and HMI software downloads, verify logic parameters, and safely work inside high-voltage control panels, multi-axis industrial drives, and low-voltage sensor networks
• Direct Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT): schedule and spearhead internal FAT procedures prior to shipment, auditing completed machinery exiting production to guarantee zero-defect quality standards
• Drive engineering design improvements: formulate and submit Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) to design engineering based on real-world field insights, directly optimizing future machinery design
• Lead technical trade show staging: oversee the technical setup, mechanical alignment, and electrical hookup of custom automated equipment for industry trade shows

Requirements

• 2+ years verifiable track record commissioning, servicing, or maintaining complex electro-mechanical industrial machinery or capital equipment
• Fully comfortable troubleshooting automated systems, wiring industrial controls, and interpreting multi-page electrical, mechanical, and pneumatic schematics with minimal oversight
• Full, unconditional willingness and capability to travel 40 to 70 days per year, maintaining a valid passport for seamless international field deployments
• Customer-facing communication with an organized mindset essential for operator training, field service logging, and client collaboration
• Must reside within a daily commute of the Menomonee Falls, WI area and possess a comprehensive mechanical and electrical field service toolset
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States (US Citizen or Green Card holder) without sponsorship requirements

Preferred Skills

• Exposure to troubleshooting or modifying logic in Rockwell Automation (Studio 5000/Logix) or Siemens TIA Portal setups
• Hands-on experience with precision laser alignment, rigging, and heavy machinery leveling
• Prior experience delivering structured operator and maintenance team training during equipment handovers