Entry-Level Automation Travel Engineer

Job overview

The Entry-Level Automation Travel Engineer role is hybrid, based in Chicago, IL, with 90%–100% travel for the first 18 months and an option afterward to transition to a standard engineering role with 30%–40% travel. Compensation is $89,000–$101,000 per year. DMC Engineering provides engineering consulting and custom software solutions for manufacturing, testing, and product development. The engineer contributes to client projects by programming and developing automation and test-system solutions, troubleshooting electrical and mechanical systems, and supporting commissioning at customer manufacturing sites. The role also assists project teams with planning, client communication, and project execution.

What you'll do

• Troubleshoot electrical and mechanical systems
• contribute to controls programming and automated test-system development
• collaborate with project teams
• assist senior engineers with project scoping, estimating, and proposals
• manage assigned tasks and risks
• communicate with clients
• travel to customer manufacturing sites for commissioning.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

automation engineer

entry-level

travel engineer

hybrid

chicago il

dmc engineering

controls programming

automated test systems

customer-site commissioning

90%–100% travel

$89k–$101k annually

engineering consulting

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Higher vacation accrual than typical engineering positions
• benefits are referenced but not itemized.

Why this role

Structured onboarding and training; 90%–100% travel for the first 18 months, with an option to transition to a role with 30%–40% travel afterward; higher vacation accrual than typical engineering positions.

About the employer

DMC Engineering is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.