Global Field Service & Commissioning Engineer

We Do The Search; Menomonee Falls (WI); On-site; USD 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Per diem

First Shift hours

Global travel opportunities

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

We Do The Search in Menomonee Falls, WI is seeking a Field Service & Commissioning Engineer specializing in PLC logic and machine integration. The role involves leading on-site installations, FAT/SAT testing, and international field deployments with 40–70 travel days per year, plus a base salary up to $80,000 and a full benefits package.

The ideal candidate has at least 2 years of hands-on electro-mechanical experience, strong aptitude with PLC/HMI, and a passport ready for global assignments,

Qualifications

• 2 years of verifiable experience 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.
• Global travel readiness: travel 40 to 70 days per year with a valid passport.
• Customer-facing communication with an organized mindset for operator training, field service logging, and client collaboration.
• Local commute to Menomonee Falls, WI area and possessing a comprehensive mechanical and electrical field service toolset.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States (U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder) without sponsorship.

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.

Skills

Field experience

Industrial machinery

Diagnostics

PLC/HMI troubleshooting

Tools

Studio 5000

TIA Portal

Job description

We Do The Search in Menomonee Falls, WI is seeking a Field Service & Commissioning Engineer specializing in PLC logic and machine integration. The role involves leading on-site installations, FAT/SAT testing, and international field deployments with 40–70 travel days per year, plus a base salary up to $80,000 and a full benefits package.

The ideal candidate has at least 2 years of hands-on electro-mechanical experience, strong aptitude with PLC/HMI, and a passport ready for global assignments,