Hands-On Warehouse Automation Commissioning Engineer

Top Hat Engineering Corp; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Top Hat Engineering seeks a Commissioning Engineer to support onsite commissioning of automated warehouse solutions across the United States. You will collaborate with controls, software, electrical, and mechanical teams to verify equipment functionality, sequences, and interlocks, ensuring production readiness.

The role emphasizes hands-on work with automation equipment, troubleshooting across software and networked devices, and extensive travel to customer sites to drive successful deployment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Automation-related field required or equivalent.
• 1–3 years in automation, controls, integration, or commissioning.
• Basic understanding of industrial networks and equipment interactions.

Responsibilities

• Assist with installation, testing, commissioning, and readiness of automated solutions at customer facilities.
• Execute commissioning procedures for equipment, controls, software, and networked devices.
• Perform system integration testing across conveyors, PLCs, HMIs, WCS, scanners, and related equipment.
• Troubleshoot issues using alarms, software functions, network communications, and logs.
• Collaborate with Controls, Software, Electrical, Mechanical, and other teams to resolve issues.
• Document results, changes, and commissioning activities clearly.
• Travel extensively and work onsite to support commissioning and customer readiness.
• Provide feedback for product or process improvements.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Networking (TCP/IP)

Schematic reading

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Automation Engineering, mechatronics

Tools

Ladder Logic

Structured Text

Python

SQL

Job description

Top Hat Engineering seeks a Commissioning Engineer to support onsite commissioning of automated warehouse solutions across the United States. You will collaborate with controls, software, electrical, and mechanical teams to verify equipment functionality, sequences, and interlocks, ensuring production readiness.

The role emphasizes hands-on work with automation equipment, troubleshooting across software and networked devices, and extensive travel to customer sites to drive successful deployment.