Senior Controls Commissioning Engineer

Quest Global; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Quest Global seeks an experienced Senior Controls Commissioning Engineer to lead commissioning, startup, testing, and validation of automated material handling and warehouse control systems. You will collaborate with controls design, software development, project management, field service teams, and customers to meet safety, quality, schedule, and performance requirements.

The role requires extensive PLC/HMI/SCADA expertise, industrial networks, and on-site leadership with travel about 80% to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical/controls/mechatronics or related field.
• 8+ years of controls engineering experience.
• Min 5+ years of commissioning experience in industrial automation.
• Experience commissioning large-scale automated warehouse or material handling systems.
• Strong experience with Rockwell/Allen‑Bradley and Siemens PLCs.
• Experience with HMI/SCADA systems such as FactoryTalk View, WinCC, Ignition, Wonderware.

Responsibilities

• Lead controls commissioning activities for automated warehouse and material handling systems.
• Perform PLC, HMI, VFD, servo, scanner, and field device checkout.
• Execute startup procedures and system bring-up activities.
• Validate control system functionality against design specifications.
• Conduct subsystem and integrated system testing.
• Test and validate PLC programs, HMI applications, and control sequences.
• Review electrical drawings and controls documentation.
• Provide regular commissioning status updates to leadership.
• Coordinate commissioning activities with customers and subcontractors.

Skills

8+ years experience

Commissioning experience in industrial

Customer-facing project execution

Troubleshooting PLC hardware

Leadership during startup

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical/Controls/Mechatronics/Automation Engineering

Tools

Rockwell Studio 5000 / Allen-Bradley ControlLogix

Siemens TIA Portal

HMI/SCADA (FactoryTalk View, WinCC, Ignition, Wonderware)

EtherNet/IP / Profinet / Modbus TCP/IP / OPC UA

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Controls Commissioning Engineer to lead the commissioning, startup, testing, and validation of automated material handling and warehouse control systems.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with PLCs, HMI/SCADA systems, industrial networks, commissioning activities, troubleshooting, and customer-facing project execution.

This role requires close collaboration with controls design, software development, project management, field service teams, and customers to ensure successful project delivery while meeting safety, quality, schedule, and performance requirements.

• Perform on-site project commissioning of material handling logistics systems that integrate mechatronic hardware and software to deliver an automated customer solution primarily based on convey/sort technologies
• Troubleshooting PLC and Hardware-Related Issues
• Seek advice and guidance from others on non-routine or more complex equipment and areas of the system
• Identify problems as they occur and take appropriate steps to solve them
• Provide assistance in recommending ideas related to productivity improvement, cost reduction and improvement in customer satisfaction
• Provide regular Commissioning status/progress updates to leadership
• Support on-site Reliability, Performance, and Volume Testing, System Start-up, Go-Live, and post Go-Live customer support for projects
• Travel approximately 80% to different Customer locations with in US

What Will You Bring

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical/Controls/Mechatronics/Automation Engineering Related Technical Field
• 8+ years of controls engineering experience.
• Min 5+ years of commissioning experience in industrial automation.
• Experience commissioning large-scale automated warehouse or material handling systems.
• Strong experience in Rockwell Studio 5000 / Allen-Bradley ControlLogix - MUST, Siemens TIA Portal (S7-1500, S7-1200)
• Experience with HMI/SCADA, FactoryTalk View SE/ME, WinCC, Ignition, Wonderware
• Knowledge of EtherNet/IP, Profinet, Modbus TCP/IP, OPC UA, TCP/IP Networking
• Experience in Motion Control like VFDs, Servo systems, Conveyors, ASRS, Sortation systems

What Will You Do:

Commissioning & Startup

• Lead controls commissioning activities for automated warehouse and material handling systems.
• Perform PLC, HMI, VFD, servo, scanner, and field device checkout.
• Execute startup procedures and system bring-up activities.
• Validate control system functionality against design specifications.
• Conduct subsystem and integrated system testing.
• Test and validate PLC programs, HMI applications, and control sequences.
• Verify electrical and controls installations.
• Perform I/O checkout and field device verification.

Support software integration between:

• PLCs
• Warehouse Control Systems (WCS)
• Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
• SCADA systems
• Third-party equipment
• Diagnose hardware, software, communication, and performance issues.
• Conduct root cause investigations and implement corrective actions.
• Support issue resolution during customer acceptance testing.
• Serve as the primary on-site controls representative.
• Coordinate commissioning activities with customers and subcontractors.
• Provide technical updates to project management.
• Support Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) and go-live activities.
• Deliver operator and maintenance training.
• Create and maintain commissioning reports.
• Track punch-list items and project issues.
• Prepare startup, testing, and validation documentation.
• Review electrical drawings and controls documentation.
• Provide technical leadership during startup activities.
• Drive commissioning best practices and continuous improvement initiatives