Job Function:
Field Service & Commissioning Engineer – Capital Equipment OEM
Up to $59.00/hr Overtime • Greater Milwaukee, WI Area • 1st Shift (50%–80% Travel) • Direct-Hire
- Pay & Incentives: Base pay up to $59.00/hr based on controls and robotics depth overtime eligibility, 401(k) match, educational assistance, and full corporate benefits.
- Work Pattern/Schedule: Predictable 1st Shift schedule when on-site; blended work model split between internal shop-floor assembly/debug in Milwaukee and global client deployments (50%–80% travel, predominantly domestic).
- Environment & Company Profile: Direct-hire seat with a family-owned capital equipment OEM featuring nearly 100 years of industrial stability, serving recession-proof global industries with a supportive, high-trust culture.
- Core Functional Scope: Internal shop-floor debug, FANUC/robotic programming, PLC logic troubleshooting, servo drive alignment, vision system configuration, and client-site commissioning.
- Strict Requirements & Authorization: Requires 5–8 years of hands-on robotics integration/debug depth, 5 years of PLC troubleshooting, willingness for 50%–80% travel, US work authorization, and a local commute to Greater Milwaukee, WI.
If you are a high-level automation professional seeking an environment where your specialized technical intelligence directly impacts multi-million dollar machinery, this agile capital equipment OEM represents the ideal professional home. Backed by nearly a century of continuous industrial excellence, this pioneer blends the high-trust, supportive culture of a family-owned business with the stability of a global market leader.
Designing custom assembly, welding, and robotic integration systems for world-renowned manufacturing brands, the company offers a true ownership model—taking automated systems from initial internal assembly and debug all the way through client site commissioning. Splitting your time between shop-floor testing in Milwaukee and customer deployments, this position offers high technical autonomy, excellent overtime earning potential, and exceptional long-term stability.
What You Will Be Doing (Daily Responsibilities)
- Lead Internal System Commissioning: Direct internal commissioning, debug, and equipment readiness on high-complexity automated machinery prior to client shipment.
- Validate Advanced Robotic Platforms: Calibrate new robotic work cells from scratch, executing hardware setups, I/O mapping, and industrial communication protocol verification.
- Perform Diagnostic Troubleshooting: Execute deep electro-mechanical diagnostics across complex PLC architectures, pneumatic circuits, servo drives, safety interlocks, and vision systems.
- Lead Field Deployments: Deliver technical support during customer installations, leading live equipment runoffs and providing training to client engineering teams.
- Cross-Functional Interface: Bridge communication between engineering, project management, and floor assembly teams to resolve technical roadblocks rapidly during builds.
- Maintain Engineering Records: Track test hours, manage open-issue resolution logs, and submit clear technical progress reports to project leadership.
What We Are Looking For (Requirements & Qualifications)
- Robotics Integration Depth: 5 to 8 years of hands-on experience integrating, debugging, and programming automated manufacturing equipment and robotic cells.
- PLC Diagnostic Mastery: 5 years of PLC logic troubleshooting and basic program editing experience in an active machine environment.
- Schematic Fluency: Deep capability reading and interpreting multi-page electrical layouts, mechanical assembly prints, and fluid power schematics.
- Travel Willingness: Absolute ability and alignment to travel 50% to 80% (predominantly domestic with occasional international commissioning opportunities).
- Location & Authorization: Residence established within a comfortable daily commuting distance of the Greater Milwaukee, WI area.
Preferred Technical Assets (Bonus Skills)
- Educational Background: Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, or Robotics Engineering.
- CAD & Offline Simulation: Practical experience utilizing SolidWorks/CAD for layout checks or offline simulation software (e.g., FANUC ROBOGUIDE, MotoSim).
- Vision Systems: Hands-on experience configuring and troubleshooting industrial vision systems (Cognex, Keyence).
Please apply here or at impactsolutions.com/opportunities where you can see and apply for any of our open positions.
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