Travel Field Engineer - Entry Level Commissioning

Wunderlich-Malec Engineering, Inc; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

ESOP (employee stock ownership)

Paid Time Off

Training & Mentorship

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Wunderlich-Malec Engineering in Cedar Rapids, IA seeks a travel-ready, entry-level Field Engineer or Technician to gain hands-on experience in commissioning, start-up activities, and field testing on diverse industrial projects.

New graduates or 0–2 years of field experience will collaborate with senior engineers, supporting installation verification, control system testing, and commissioning across data centers, semiconductor, life science, and other facilities.

Qualifications

• BS Electrical, Computer, Chemical, or Mechanical Engineering preferred. AA in Engineering Technology or equivalent field technician experience may be substituted.
• New Graduate or 0–2 years of field experience
• Understanding of field instrumentation, hardware panels and low voltage controls design
• Understanding of control systems, PLC programming, SCADA programming and their applications

Responsibilities

• Installation & Wiring QA/QC Verification (Level 2 Commissioning). Verify panels, field devices, instruments, and related equipment meet requirements.
• Point-to-Point Testing (Level 3 Commissioning). Confirm field devices are installed, wired, addressed, and configured per drawings and documentation.
• Functional Performance Testing (FPT) (Level 4 Commissioning). Verify system and field devices operate as designed; test sequences, alarms, trends, and graphics.
• System-Level Testing Support (Level 5 Commissioning). Support integrated system testing across related systems using SCADA for monitoring and sign-off

Skills

Field instrumentation

Low voltage controls

PLC/SCADA understanding

Education

BS Electrical/Computer/C Mechanical Engineering preferred

AA in Engineering Technology substituted

Job description

Wunderlich-Malec Engineering in Cedar Rapids, IA seeks a travel-ready, entry-level Field Engineer or Technician to gain hands-on experience in commissioning, start-up activities, and field testing on diverse industrial projects.

New graduates or 0–2 years of field experience will collaborate with senior engineers, supporting installation verification, control system testing, and commissioning across data centers, semiconductor, life science, and other facilities.