Commissioning Project Engineer - PLC, Robotics & Automation

Jobtailor; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced commissioning engineer to lead onsite support, coordinate across departments, and ensure rigorous process adherence throughout the project lifecycle.

You will collaborate with project managers, engineers, and leadership to design and standardize commissioning workflows, review Jira tickets, track time, and support continuous improvement through training and documentation.

Qualifications

• Managing projects across broad internal stakeholders to execute scope and timeline.
• Ability to schedule complex work with dependencies and drive production.
• Track record of delivering project outcomes on time and within budget.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary liaison for onsite commissioning support and issue resolution across departments.
• Ensure commissioning workload, progress, and reporting are updated in Jira per project.
• Design, benchmark, and standardize commissioning processes from scratch.
• Audit third-party contractor work to ensure adherence to company processes.
• Verify Jira ticket content with engineers and ensure no missing details.
• Track timesheet hours against commissioning tasks and projects.
• Resolve blocked Jira items by engaging assigned engineers.
• Lead weekly training sessions and update documentation for continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with project managers to address blocking issues.
• Travel onsite with project managers, scrum masters, and leadership.
• Participate in new product development through design reviews and cross-functional planning.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Scheduling complex work

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering

Bachelor's degree in automated production management

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLC

ABB Robot

Fanuc Robot

Ethernet/IP

Panel View Plus

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced commissioning engineer to lead onsite support, coordinate across departments, and ensure rigorous process adherence throughout the project lifecycle.

You will collaborate with project managers, engineers, and leadership to design and standardize commissioning workflows, review Jira tickets, track time, and support continuous improvement through training and documentation.