Lead Automation Commissioning & Robotics Field Engineer (OEM)

Lead Automation Commissioning & Robotics Field Engineer (OEM) $49.00 – $59.00 / Hour Base + Overtime Potential • Milwaukee, WI Area • First Shift • Full Corporate Benefits

• CAREER DEPTH: 5 to 8+ years of dedicated hands-on experience integrating, debugging, and commissioning custom industrial robotics and automated manufacturing systems.
• TECHNICAL STACK: Practical PLC logic troubleshooting/programming (Allen-Bradley, Siemens, etc.), multi-axis industrial robotics calibration, servo controls, pneumatic architecture, and electrical print fluency.
• WORK STRUCTURE: Blended hybrid footprint—internal shop floor debug at the local Milwaukee facility paired with 50% to 80% field travel (predominantly domestic travel to customer plants with occasional international field deployments).
• EDUCATION: Associate or Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Robotics Engineering preferred (equivalent hands-on industrial automation experience fully valued).

If you are an elite field controls or commissioning specialist seeking an organization where your diagnostic intelligence directly drives multi-million dollar capital equipment projects, this fast-growing OEM is your ideal professional home. Backed by nearly a century of continuous manufacturing excellence, this family-owned pioneer combines the high-trust, collaborative feel of a close-knit team with the market power and financial stability of a global leader. Specializing in custom automated assembly, high-speed material handling, and robotic welding cells for Tier-1 global clients, this firm operates free of rigid corporate bureaucracy. You will own complex automated machinery through its full operational birth—from preliminary plant debug and electrical/mechanical calibration in Milwaukee to final customer site run-off and sign-off around the globe. What You Will Be Doing (Core Responsibilities)

• Lead Equipment Readiness: Direct the internal commissioning, live-wire debug, and I/O validation of custom automated systems before shop floor release.
• Robotic & Cell Calibration: Validate advanced multi-axis robotic platforms from scratch, executing initial electrical/mechanical calibrations, communication network setups, and end-of-arm tooling (EOAT) checks.
• Hands-On Diagnostics: Perform real-time, high-level troubleshooting across complex PLC logic architectures, servo drives, vision systems, pneumatic circuits, and safety interlocks.
• Customer Field Deployments: Lead onsite equipment installations, managing technical run-offs at global client facilities while training customer engineering and maintenance personnel.
• Cross-Functional Interface: Partner directly with mechanical design engineers, project managers, and shop floor build teams to rapidly isolate hardware, software, or mechanical bugs.

What We Are Looking For (Qualifications)

• 5+ Years of Field Proven Experience: Verifiable track record in commissioning, troubleshooting, and integrating industrial automated machinery and multi-axis robotics.
• PLC & Controls Proficiency: Strong diagnostic capabilities in PLC troubleshooting and basic logic modifications (e.g., Studio 5000 / Rockwell, Siemens TIA Portal).
• Schematic & Print Literacy: Ability to confidently read and interpret complex electrical layouts, mechanical assembly drawings, and fluid power schematics.
• Project Discipline: Strong administrative tracking habits—capable of managing open-issue lists, tracking test hours, and submitting detailed field progress logs.
• Travel Flexibility: Willingness and capability to travel 50% to 80% to customer production sites across North America and select international destinations.