Automation Field Service & Commissioning Engineer

Automation Field Service & Commissioning Engineer

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Employment Type:

Permanent

Salary: $/Yr

Web Publication Date: 9/8/2026 12:00:00 AM

Job Location:

Brown Deer, WI 53209

Job Function:

Automation Field Service & Commissioning Engineer

Up to $59.00/hr + Overtime Greater Milwaukee, WI Area (50%–80% Travel) 1st Shift / Mon-Fri Full-Time / Direct Hire

• Compensation & Earnings:
  Base pay up to $59.00/hr based on controls and robotics depth, plus overtime eligibility, a 401(k) match, educational assistance, and full corporate benefits.
• Century-Old Stability:
  Direct-hire seat with a family-owned capital equipment OEM featuring nearly 100 years of industrial stability, serving recession-proof global industries.
• Core Technical Scope:
  Internal shop-floor debug, FANUC/robotic programming, PLC logic troubleshooting, servo drive alignment, vision systems, and client-site commissioning.
• Work & Travel Model:
  Blended position split between internal shop floor assembly/debug in Milwaukee and global customer field deployments (50%–80% travel, predominantly domestic).
• Strict Requirements: 5–8 years of hands-on robotics integration and automated cell debugging; 5+ years of PLC troubleshooting; willingness for 50%–80% travel.

If you are a high-level automation professional seeking an environment where your specialized technical intelligence directly impacts multi-million dollar machinery, this agile capital equipment OEM represents the ideal professional home. Backed by nearly a century of continuous industrial excellence, this pioneer blends the high-trust, supportive culture of a family-owned business with the stability of a global market leader. Designing custom assembly, welding, and robotic integration systems for world-renowned manufacturing brands, the company offers a true ownership model—taking automated systems from initial internal assembly and debug all the way through client site commissioning.

• Lead Internal System Commissioning:
  Direct internal commissioning, debug, and equipment readiness on high-complexity automated machinery prior to client shipment.
• Validate Advanced Robotic Platforms:
  Calibrate new robotic work cells from scratch, executing hardware setups, I/O mapping, and industrial communication protocol verification.
• Perform Diagnostic Troubleshooting:
  Execute deep electro-mechanical diagnostics across complex PLC architectures, pneumatic circuits, servo drives, safety interlocks, and vision systems.
• Lead Field Deployments:
  Deliver technical support during customer installations, leading live equipment runoffs and providing training to client engineering teams.
• Cross-Functional Interface:
  Bridge communication between engineering, project management, and floor assembly teams to resolve technical roadblocks rapidly during builds.
• Maintain Engineering Records:
  Track test hours, manage open-issue resolution logs, and submit clear technical progress reports to project leadership.

• Robotics Integration Depth: 5 to 8 years of hands-on experience integrating, debugging, and programming automated manufacturing equipment and robotic cells.
• PLC Diagnostic Mastery: 5+ years of PLC logic troubleshooting and basic program editing experience in an active machine environment.
• Schematic Fluency:
  Deep capability reading and interpreting multi-page electrical layouts, mechanical assembly prints, and fluid power schematics.
• Travel Willingness:
  Absolute ability and alignment to travel 50% to 80% (predominantly domestic with occasional international commissioning opportunities).
• Location & Authorization:
  Residence established within a comfortable daily commuting distance of the Greater Milwaukee, WI area.

• Educational Background:
  Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, or Robotics Engineering.
• CAD & Offline Simulation:
  Practical experience utilizing Solid Works/CAD for layout checks or offline simulation software (e.g., FANUC ROBOGUIDE, Moto Sim).
• Vision Systems:
  Hands-on experience configuring and troubleshooting industrial vision systems (Cognex, Keyence).