Senior Field Commissioning Engineer – PLC and Robotic Cells

Location: Milwaukee, WI (Shop debug locally plus field deployments)

Job Type: Full-time, Direct Hire

Schedule: First shift

Travel: 50% to 80%, mostly domestic with occasional international

Pay: Up to $59 per hour, plus overtime

Be the engineer who gets complex robotic welding cells and automated assembly lines running, in the shop and on the customer's floor.

• 5+ years of hands-on commissioning for custom automated machinery and multi-axis robots
• PLC troubleshooting and logic modification in Studio 5000 or Siemens TIA Portal
• Strong electrical, mechanical, and pneumatic print reading
• Experience with servo controls, I/O tracing, and safety interlocks
• 50% to 80% travel
  , including some international
• Valid driver's license and passport eligibility
• Must live within commuting distance of Greater Milwaukee

• Lead in-house debug and I/O validation before equipment ships
• Calibrate robots and verify networks and end-of-arm tooling
• Diagnose PLC, servo,
  vision
  , pneumatic, and safety issues in real time
• Run customer installations and run-offs across North America and abroad
• Train customer engineers and maintenance teams
• Work with design, project, and build teams to isolate and fix issues
• Keep testing logs, open-issue lists, and field reports current

• FANUC, ABB, KUKA, or Yaskawa path teaching and setup
• Cognex or Keyence vision calibration
• Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Robotics Engineering, Mechatronics, or Automation

• Up to $59 per hour
• Overtime potential
• Premium benefits package

Our client is a family-owned, fast-growing OEM building custom automation and robotic systems for Tier 1 global manufacturers.