Startup Engineer

Broetje Automation • Everett, WA

10d • $34 - $43 • Onsite

About The Position

Broetje Automation is hiring a Startup Engineer in Everett, Washington. The role provides electrical and controls engineering expertise in support of new equipment and system introductions. The Startup Engineer serves as an internal subject matter expert in control systems—including Siemens PLC, HMI, and motion control systems—as well as system integration, sensors, and electromechanical devices. The role applies knowledge of electronics, electrical circuits, mechanics, pneumatics, hydraulics, and programming. It includes travel to customer sites for machine commissioning and troubleshooting support, with approximately 30% travel expected, and maintaining logs and written records of work performed. Candidates should be open to overtime and weekend shifts and able to work in a manufacturing environment, including at heights and on aerial platforms.

The position is full-time and offers an hourly wage of $34.00–$43.00, plus overtime. Listed benefits include a 6% company 401(k) match with no vesting period, fully paid medical, dental, and vision coverage, disability and group life insurance, three weeks of PTO plus 13 paid holidays (including three floating holidays), tuition reimbursement up to $10,000 per year, and international travel opportunities to Germany.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical or Electro-Mechanical Engineering preferred; a technical certificate in mechatronics or comparable experience with industrial robotics or machine tools is also listed.
• Hands-on experience in the industrial automation industry or equivalent.
• Strong fundamental understanding of electrical design practices, machine and motion control systems, electromechanical systems, robotics, programming, and system integration.
• Understanding of PLC programming languages.
• Experience troubleshooting electrical control panels.
• CNC troubleshooting experience.
• Knowledge of NC controllers, such as Siemens 840D or WINCC.
• Experience using precision measurement equipment, such as dial indicators and calipers.
• Strong communication skills and ability to interact with teams, clients, and vendors.
• Willingness to travel to customer sites; approximately 30% travel is expected.
• Experience with aerial platforms and working at heights.
• Ability to lift and move materials or equipment weighing up to approximately 40 pounds.
• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods and repetitively climb stairs in a manufacturing environment.
• Willingness to work overtime and weekend shifts.

Nice To Haves

• Siemens Step 7 PLC troubleshooting experience.
• Siemens TIA Portal and Sinumerik One experience.
• Experience with IEC 61131 PLC programming languages.
• Ability to analyze and diagnose automation problems.

Responsibilities

• Provide electrical and controls engineering expertise in support of new equipment and system introductions.
• Serve as an internal subject matter expert in control systems (Siemens PLC, HMI, and motion control systems), system integration, sensors, and electromechanical devices.
• Apply knowledge of electronics, electrical circuits, mechanics, pneumatics, hydraulics, and programming.
• Travel to customer sites for machine commissioning and troubleshooting support.
• Maintain logs and written records of duties performed.

Benefits

• Competitive hourly wage of $34.00–$43.00, plus overtime.
• 6% company 401(k) match with no vesting period.
• 100% paid medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Disability plan and group life insurance program.
• Three weeks of paid time off plus 13 paid holidays, including three floating holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement up to $10,000 per year.
• International travel opportunities to Germany.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time