Associate Field Engineer

Wunderlich-Malec Engineering, Inc.•Austin, TX

10h•Onsite

About The Position

Wunderlich-Malec is seeking a travel-ready, entry-level Field Engineer or Technician for its Austin, Texas engineering team. This hands-on, primarily field-based role supports commissioning and start-up projects at client facilities across industries such as data centers, semiconductors, life sciences, and food and beverage. The position provides direct responsibility for installation verification, controls testing, commissioning support, and start-up activities, alongside exposure to customers, project schedules, and real-time technical decisions. The role includes electrical and controls engineering support; electrical and instrumentation verification; coordination with clients and electrical subcontractors; PLC, SCADA, and HMI support; commissioning execution; and start-up assistance. Work is typically Monday through Friday, with occasional weekend work based on project needs. Travel to project sites may reach 100%, and assignments may last multiple months at U.S. sites. Project housing, airfare, meals, and incidentals are covered under company policy. The role includes structured training, mentorship, full company benefits, and three weeks of paid time off. The position is designed to support technical and leadership growth through hands-on training across progressively challenging commissioning assignments, with mentorship from senior field engineers. Advancement is based on demonstrated proficiency, ownership, technical judgment, and field performance. Potential career paths include Staff or Senior Field Engineer, QA/QC Manager, Controls Project Engineer, Commissioning Lead, Project Manager, and mentor or technical evaluator. The position is not eligible for employer-sponsored work authorization, including H-1B sponsorship, and the company does not participate in the STEM OPT training program for this position.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Computer, Chemical, or Mechanical Engineering preferred; an associate degree in Engineering Technology or equivalent field technician experience may be substituted.
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.
Strong attention to detail and consistent focus on quality control.
Ability to work safely and effectively in field and industrial environments and comply with applicable safety requirements.
Ability to communicate verbally and in writing and work as part of a team.
Ability to use a computer, standard office applications, and a mobile phone for daily work.
Ability to travel to project sites, potentially up to 100%.

Responsibilities

Verify installation and wiring of control panels, field devices, instruments, and related control system equipment against manufacturer requirements, approved shop drawings, project documentation, quality standards, and specifications.
Perform point-to-point testing to confirm field devices are installed, wired, addressed, and configured according to approved drawings and documentation, including verification of signals and network-integrated data.
Conduct functional performance testing of control systems and field devices against project design documentation, including control sequences, alarms and alerts, trends, system graphics, and failure scenarios.
Support system-level testing to confirm integrated operation of control systems and field devices across related systems.
Use facility SCADA systems to view equipment status, navigate screens, activate alarms, monitor trends, and support failure-mode testing.
Provide electrical and controls engineering support, electrical and instrumentation verification, and PLC/SCADA/HMI support.
Coordinate with clients, electrical subcontractors, vendors, and internal project teams.
Support commissioning execution and start-up activities.
Follow applicable safety specifications and standards, and maintain attention to detail and quality control during commissioning work.
As capability develops, lead point-to-point testing campaigns, own functional performance testing for major systems, serve as a technical contact during system-level testing, and direct commissioning activities for a project area.

Benefits

Project housing, airfare, meals, and incidentals for project assignments, in accordance with company policy.
Three weeks of paid time off.
Medical insurance.
Dental insurance.
Vision insurance.
Basic and supplemental life and AD&D insurance.
Long-term disability insurance.
Voluntary short-term disability insurance.
Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
Health savings account.
Paid holidays.
Tuition reimbursement.
Referral bonus program.
401(k) and profit sharing.
100% ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan).
Employee Assistance Program.
Will preparation resources.
Worldwide travel assistance.
Structured training and mentorship.