Commissioning Engineer Jobs
Start up, test and hand over new control systems and automation equipment at customer sites.
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Commissioning engineers bring new systems to life. Once equipment is installed, they check the wiring and I/O, load and test the control programs, tune loops and drives, run the system through its acceptance tests and hand it over to the customer. Field service engineers do much of the same work over the equipment's life: start-ups, upgrades, repairs and emergency call-outs.
Most of these roles are with the companies that make the equipment -- drives, robots, switchgear, distributed control systems, building automation -- and are based at customer sites rather than an office, so travel is the defining feature. The numbers below show how much these postings say you'll travel.
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ABB
235
Rockwell Automation
8
Dematic
8
KUKA
4
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Commissioning Engineer Jobs: Common Questions
What does a commissioning engineer do?
A commissioning engineer starts up and tests a newly installed system: checking wiring and I/O, loading and testing the control programs, tuning drives and control loops, running acceptance tests with the customer and handing the system over. Field service engineers do similar work on existing equipment -- upgrades, repairs and call-outs.
How much do commissioning engineers get paid?
Across the 13 open US Commissioning Engineer postings on ControlsCompass that state an annual pay range, the median is $78K (middle half $68K–$85K), using the midpoint of each range. Pay varies with location, experience and shift or travel premiums; each job page shows the range when the employer states one.
How much do commissioning and field service engineers travel?
Of the 170 open Commissioning Engineer postings that state a travel requirement, the median is up to 80% travel, and 6% ask for under 25%. The rest don't say. Field service and commissioning roles travel the most; plant-based and design roles the least.
Which control systems do commissioning engineers work on?
17% of open Commissioning Engineer postings name a specific PLC, SCADA, DCS or robot brand. The most asked for: 800xA (19), ABB (13), Siemens S7 (13) and Allen-Bradley (12). The rest ask for controls experience in general. See the most in-demand brands across all controls jobs on the brand demand page.
Are commissioning engineers in demand?
ControlsCompass lists 467 open Commissioning Engineer jobs right now from 8 employers; 214 of those jobs are in the US. The most come from ABB, Siemens and Emerson. The count updates daily as new postings come in and closed ones drop off.
Numbers are calculated from the open jobs on ControlsCompass and update daily.