Senior Automation Field Service Technician / Controls Engineer

Senior Automation Field Service Technician / Controls Engineer Up to $35.00/Hour + Overtime + Stock Ownership Greater Milwaukee Area (Brown Deer Vicinity) Join an elite, employee-owned industrial OEM gifting company stock and annual performance bonuses Take a lead seat on a high-growth field diagnostics team traveling to cutting-edge manufacturing sites worldwide EXPERIENCE 5+ Years of Dedicated Success Troubleshooting Complex PLCs and Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) EDUCATION Two-year Technical Degree in Electrical/Maintenance fields OR equivalent industrial military/field experience TRAVEL PROFILE 65% 75% Travel flexibility across domestic industrial hubs, with international projects (e.g., Canada, Mexico, France, South America) CREDENTIALS Must possess a valid Drivers License, a valid US Passport (or immediate capability to obtain one), and a clean driving record COMPENSATION Up to $35.00 per hour (Based on technical depth) + Overtime Pay Structure + Corporate Stock Gifting + 401(k) + Discretionary Annual Bonus WORK TYPE Full-Time, Permanent, W-2 (Position is shop/field-based with operational flexibility around travel cycles) LOCATION Brown Deer, WI area (Must reside within a 45-minute drive of the facility to support local shop/phone diagnostics between trips) COMPLIANCE Must be a United States Citizen or Green Card holder (Required for international travel clearances) If you are a high-stakes troubleshooting expert who loves the challenge of fixing what others can't and wants a job where your hard work directly builds your personal net worth, this position is built for you. Our client is a financially powerhouse, employee-owned industrial machinery manufacturer that literally created their market sector. Because they are 100% employee-owned, they don't just talk about culturethey actively gift employees company stock, distribute annual profit bonuses, and operate under a modern Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) that ensures clear corporate goals and transparent growth paths. This isn't a routine, tedious field job. Every single machine shipped from this state-of-the-art, recently expanded facility is a custom, complex automation asset. You will split your time between acting as a high-level technical hero on client sites and collaborating in a fast-paced, modern shop environment alongside an engineering team transitioning to a 100% SolidWorks ecosystem. The company actively prioritizes scheduling flexibility and work-life balance for its field team between deployment waves, making this an incredibly rewarding, long-term home for an adventurous automation specialist. What You Will Be Doing Leading high-stakes, ground-up equipment commissioning, product installations, and complex electrical/mechanical system startups directly at global customer manufacturing plants Diagnosing, troubleshooting, and repairing multi-axis custom automated systems, with a heavy emphasis on modifying Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) code and tuning Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) Delivering elite Tier-3 technical support to industrial clients, handling critical troubleshooting phone lines and remote digital diagnostics when working from the home facility Managing the complete on-site deployment lifecycle, serving as the face of the organization to handle system handoffs and conduct customer training to ensure 100% client satisfaction Partnering directly with internal design and assembly teams to conduct factory acceptance testing (FAT) on custom machinery prior to global shipment What We Are Looking For Automation Diagnostics Pedigree: 5 or more years of proven field service or high-level industrial maintenance experience, backed by a deep, fluent understanding of industrial electrical schematics, three-phase power, and mechanical asset assemblies Controls Mastery: Direct, hands-on competency interfacing with industrial controllers, interpreting ladder logic, and identifying failures within PLCs and VFD networks Global Mobility: The personal flexibility and desire to execute a heavy-travel lifestyle (65-75%), comfortably navigating domestic flights, international custom checkpoints, and regional service travel Professional Reliability: A rock-solid, dependable work history that demonstrates organizational loyalty, self-motivation when traveling unsupervised, and a track record of multi-year commitments at prior employers