Associate Field Engineer, Controls

About the Role

Wunderlich-Malec Engineering, Inc. seeks a travel-ready, entry-level Field Engineer or Technician for its Lakewood, CO engineering group. This role is designed for individuals eager to build hands-on technical experience and grow quickly.

Key Responsibilities

• Installation & Wiring QA/QC Verification: Verify installation and wiring of control panels and associated instruments according to manufacturer requirements, submitted shop drawings, and documentation.
• “Point-to-Point” Testing: Ensure field devices are installed per submitted and approved system shop drawings and documentation. Verify data to and from field devices is properly configured in the control system, including data read via network integration.
• Functional Performance Testing (FPT): Verify that the control system and field devices operate as defined by the design, including control sequences, alert configuration and activation, trend displays and configurations, control system failures, and system graphics.
• Support System Level Testing: Ensure the control system and field devices function as a single system, verifying the execution of control sequences with all relevant systems operating to achieve a common goal. This includes using SCADA for navigation, monitoring alerts and trend displays, and examining system failure scenarios.
• Coordination with electrical subcontractors.
• PLC/SCADA/HMI programming.
• Commissioning support.
• Start-up assistance.
• Interaction and coordination with customers and third-party vendors.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Understanding of or exposure to field instrumentation.
• Understanding of or exposure to hardware panels.
• Understanding of or exposure to low voltage controls design.
• Understanding of control systems.
• Understanding of control system components.
• Understanding of PLC programming.
• Understanding of SCADA programming.
• Understanding of their applications.
• Daily usage of PC/office applications and cell phone.

Qualifications

• Education: BS in Electrical, Computer, Chemical, or Mechanical Engineering preferred. An AA in Engineering Technology or equivalent field technician experience may be substituted.
• Experience: New graduate or 0-2 years of field experience.
• Physical Demands: Attention to detail with critical focus on Quality Control. Ability to maintain quality with repetitive commissioning events. Writing, computer work, field work in construction trailer or industrial settings, color perception, hearing, adept at verbal and written communication, teamwork, dexterity in hands, driving, lifting, climbing, ability to mount and dismount equipment, pushing, and pulling.

Working / Residence Plan

• Up to 100% travel/work site location (outside of PTO).
• Monday-Friday working hours with occasional weekend requirements.
• Multiple month assignments at various US-based sites with weekend travel up to 2x/month (excluding vacations, subject to project schedule).
• Project housing, meals, incidentals, and airfare covered by the Company.
• Full company benefits, including training and paid time off (PTO).
• Salary range: $74,000 to $80,000 annually, depending on qualifications, plus a discretionary bonus and employee stock program.

Note: This position is not eligible for employer-sponsored work authorization, including H-1B sponsorship, nor does the Company participate in the STEM OPT training program for this position.