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Associate Field Engineer - Controls

Wunderlich-Malec
Chesterfield, MO Full Time
POSTED ON 4/16/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/16/2026

Wunderlich-Malec Engineering (WM) is a 100% employee-owned ESOP and one of the largest and most well-established engineering companies in the United States. When you join WM you become part of a company that is:

  • 100% employee-owned with 40 years of industry history
  • ENR (Engineering News Record) Top 500 firm
  • Rated as a top System Integrator Giant

Wunderlich-Malec's Chesterfield, MO office is looking for a mobile entry field engineer or technician interested in quick advancement as a design engineer and in the Data Center industry sector.  This position is responsible for electrical and controls engineering projects involving electrical and instrumentation, coordination with electrical subcontractors, PLC/SCADA/HMI programming,  commissioning support, and start-up assistance. 

Major Responsibilities

  • BMS Installation & Wiring QA/QC Verification including control panels and associated instruments (Level 2). Ensure devices and/or equipment, associated with the control system, have been installed and wired per the manufacturer’s requirements as well as the submitted and approved package shop drawings and documentation
  • “Point-to-Point” testing to ensure field devices, associated with the control system, have been installed per the submitted and approved system shop drawings and documentation. (Level 3) This process also verifies the data to and from field devices is properly configured in the BMS/EPMS control system and includes data that may be read via network integration
  • Functional Performance Testing (FPT) to ensure the control system and field devices operate as defined by the relevant BMS design (Level 4) Verify proper execution of control sequences, alert configuration, alert activation, trend displays, trend configurations, control system failures, and overall verification of the system graphics
  • Support System Level Testing to ensure the control system and field devices functionally perform as one system (Level 5). Verify proper execution of control sequences with all relevant systems operating to achieve a common goal. During this testing, the SCADA is used to navigate the different areas and views of the facility, alerts are activated, trend displays are monitored, and system failure scenarios are examined

Minimum Requirements

Education BS Electrical, Chemical, or Mechanical Engineering preferred.  An AA in Engineering Technology or equivalent field technician experience may be substituted (engineering specialist).

Experience New Graduate or 0-2 years of field experience:

  • Understanding of or exposure to field instrumentation, hardware panels and low voltage controls design
  • Understanding of control systems, components, PLC programming, SCADA programming and their applications

Physical Demands of Position Attention to detail with critical focus on Quality Control.  Ability to maintain quality with repetitive commissioning events.  Writing, computer work, field work in construction environment, trailer or industrial settings, color perception, hearing, adept at verbal and written communication, teamwork, dexterity in hands, driving, lifting up to 50 pounds, man-lift or fork-lift operation, climbing, and ability to mount and dismount equipment, pushing, and pulling.

Working / Residence Plan

  • 100% work site location; (outside of  PTO)
  • Standard Monday-Friday working hours with occasional weekend requirements
  • Multiple 12-24 month assignments at US-based sites with allowed weekend travel 2x/month (excluding vacations). Significant monthly stipend provided for to cover local housing, meals and incidentals.  2x per month airfare covered by Company
  • Allowance for 1 month unpaid time off per year (maintenance of all benefits) when between jobs
  • Chesterfield, MO based position once 2-4 year field assignment is complete
  • Construction trailer and industrial environment.  Frequent PC and cell phone usage

*Job Descriptions are not exhaustive lists of all skills, responsibilities, or efforts associated with a job.  They reflect principal job elements essential for performing the job and evaluating performance.

Wunderlich-Malec is proud to offer a comprehensive employee-owner benefit package. Full-time employees may be eligible for the following benefits: Medical • Dental • Vision • Basic and Supplemental Life and AD&D • Long Term Disability • Voluntary Short Term Disability • Healthcare & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts • Health Savings Account • Paid Time Off (PTO) • Paid Holidays • Tuition Reimbursement • Referral Bonus Program • 401(k)/Profit Sharing • 100% ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) • Employee Assistance Program • Will Preparation Resources • Worldwide Travel Assistance

Salary Range The expected salary range is up to 80,000 annually depending on qualifications plus a discretionary bonus and employee stock program.

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