Associate Field Engineer

Wunderlich-Malec Careers•Austin, TX

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Wunderlich-Malec’s Austin, Texas engineering team is seeking a travel-ready, entry-level Field Engineer or Technician for hands-on commissioning work at client sites. The role supports projects across data center, semiconductor, life science, food and beverage, and other industrial facilities. It provides direct experience and ownership in installation verification, control system testing, commissioning support, and start-up activities, with exposure to project systems, customers, schedules, and real-time decisions. The position involves 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 primarily field-based, with occasional office or construction-trailer work. Travel to project sites may reach 100%, and assignments may last several months at U.S.-based sites. Project housing, airfare, meals, and incidentals are covered according to company policy. Work is typically Monday through Friday, with occasional weekend work based on project needs. The position offers structured, hands-on training and mentorship from senior field engineers across progressively challenging commissioning assignments. Advancement is based on demonstrated proficiency, ownership, technical judgment, and field performance. High performers may take on larger commissioning responsibilities and advance into field engineering, quality, controls, commissioning, project management, or mentoring roles. This 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

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, particularly during repetitive commissioning work.
Ability to travel to project sites, potentially up to 100% of the time, for assignments that may last multiple months.
Ability to work Monday through Friday and occasionally on weekends based on project needs.
Ability to stand, move, and work on job sites for up to 8–12-hour shifts; climb stairs or ladders; work at heights; and occasionally lift up to 40 pounds.
Ability to bend, reach, and work around industrial equipment, and to safely wear required PPE such as safety glasses, steel-toed boots, hearing protection, and applicable electrical safety gear.
Ability to work safely in indoor and outdoor construction, industrial, and processing environments, including exposure to noise, temperature changes, weather, humidity, dust, and moving machinery.
Ability to perform electrical and instrumentation checkout and troubleshooting, such as voltage testing and control-panel wiring.
Ability to use a computer, standard office applications, and a mobile phone for documentation, communication, and project support.
Ability to communicate verbally and in writing, work as part of a team, and coordinate with customers, subcontractors, vendors, and internal project teams.
Attention to applicable safety requirements and standards.
Employer-sponsored work authorization is not available for this position, including H-1B sponsorship; the company does not participate in the STEM OPT training program for this position.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Electrical, Computer, Chemical, or Mechanical Engineering.
An associate degree in Engineering Technology or equivalent field technician experience may substitute for the preferred bachelor’s degree.
Demonstrated technical capability, sound judgment, ownership, and leadership in field settings.

Responsibilities

Verify that control panels, field devices, instruments, and related control-system equipment are installed and wired according to manufacturer requirements, approved shop drawings, project documentation, and applicable quality standards and specifications.
Perform point-to-point testing by confirming that control-system field devices are installed, wired, addressed, and configured according to approved drawings and documentation, including verifying data to and from devices and signals received through network integration.
Perform functional performance testing to verify that the control system and field devices operate according to project design documentation, including testing control sequences, alarms and alerts, alarm activation, trends, system graphics, and system response during failure scenarios.
Support system-level testing to confirm that control systems and field devices operate as an integrated system, including verifying sequences across related systems, using SCADA to view equipment status and navigate screens, activating alarms, monitoring trends, and supporting failure-mode testing.
Provide electrical and controls engineering support, electrical and instrumentation verification, PLC/SCADA/HMI support, commissioning execution, and start-up assistance.
Coordinate with customers, electrical subcontractors, vendors, and internal project teams.
Follow applicable safety specifications and standards and maintain attention to detail and quality control during commissioning activities.
As competency 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, with accountability for safety, quality, schedule, and sign-off.

Benefits

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 time off, including three weeks of paid time off
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
Project housing, airfare, meals, and incidentals covered according to company policy
Structured training and mentorship