Field Technician
WET (Design) / WET Legacy

Travel ~50% | Electrical + Controls Focus

What We Do
At WET (Design), we create projects that transform the way people experience nature’s elements. Our work is multi-sensory and large scale, redefining how people connect with water, light, sound, and each other. From The Fountains of Bellagio to The Dubai Fountain, our teams design, build, and support some of the world’s most iconic water features.

WET Legacy is the technical service arm that keeps these features alive—commissioning, programming, maintaining, and upgrading complex systems around the world.

How You Can Add
WET is a great environment for people who are talented, inquisitive, passionate, driven, team oriented, and relentless problem solvers. If you take ownership, move with urgency, and don’t give up until the system is working the way it should, you’ll feel at home here.

We’re now raising the bar on our field service team and looking for Senior Field Service Engineers with strong electrical and controls foundations who also enjoy getting hands on with mechanical and plumbing systems.

The Core of the Position
You’ll be the technical expert on site, responsible for keeping advanced, one of a kind water features safe, reliable, and performing as designed. This is a senior, electrical / controls heavy field role with significant autonomy, travel, and direct impact on systems the public experiences every day.

Travel requirement: 50%+ (primarily US, with potential for international assignments)

What You’ll Do

Perform site visits across the US (and occasionally abroad) to commission, troubleshoot, and maintain WET features
Lead system start up and commissioning: verify electrical terminations, interconnecting wiring, piping, and instrumentation against drawings and standards

Diagnose and resolve complex issues in:

Electrical power distribution and protection
Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and control panels
Motor controls, VFDs, and rotating machinery
Power supplies, transformers, contacts, relays, fuses, circuit protection, GFCI, and E-stop systems
Animation / show control systems and related electronics
Perform adjustments, repairs, and upgrades on WET proprietary devices and assemblies

Use laptop based tools and software to:

Modify control system parameters
Upload / modify HMI or touch screen pages
Update schedules, sequences, and time clocks
Calibrate and tune transmitters and field instrumentation
Ensure features are tuned and operating to spec, and record all settings for future reference
Provide client training on operation, safety, and basic maintenance
Document work clearly and on time: service reports, findings, recommendations, and follow up actions
Identify potential upgrade / retrofit opportunities while onsite and communicate them internally
Coordinate and supervise removal, replacement, or retrofit of equipment at customer sites
Represent WET professionally, keeping the client informed on arrival, progress, and close out each day

Minimum Requirements
3+ years of electrical field service or field engineering experience, ideally with:

Switchboards and electrical power system control/ protection
Industrial controls / automation environments

Strong hands-on experience with:

Electrical power distribution and protection
Motor controls and VFDs
PLC based systems (commissioning, troubleshooting, or maintenance)
Ability to read and interpret construction drawings: architectural, electrical, and mechanical
Fluent in English (written and verbal)
Valid driver’s license and ability to travel by air regularly (domestic and occasionally international)
Comfortable working independently on customer sites with minimal supervision
Ability to lift at least 50 lbs. and work in a variety of weather and site conditions

Desired Skills & Experience

Formal apprenticeship, technical qualification, or degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Electronics, or similar is required

Previous experience in one or more of:

Industrial electrical / electronic field service
Mechanical systems, pumps, valves, and plumbing related to process or water systems
IT / networking as it relates to controls and field devices
Installation, commissioning, maintenance, and repair of high voltage induction and synchronous motors (rotating machinery)
Strong troubleshooting mindset and comfort with complex, non-standard systems
Clear and confident communication with both technical and non technical stakeholders
Strong customer service orientation and ability to maintain professionalism under pressure
Good time management and ability to work to targets and deadlines
A passion for technology and a desire to keep learning new platforms, tools, and systems

Why This Role Matters
Our features are living systems—part show, part infrastructure, part art. The reliability, safety, and performance of those systems depend on the people who understand them deeply and can keep them running in the real world. As a Senior Field Service Engineer, you’ll see the direct impact of your work every time a feature comes to life in front of a crowd.

If you’re a senior technician or engineer who wants serious field responsibility, cutting edge electrical and controls work, and the chance to see the world while working on unique, large scale kinetic water features, we’d love to talk.

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About the company

WET Design creates immersive environments that use water, light, movement, and other natural elements to create shared human experiences. The company collaborates with developers, architects, leaders, and visionaries to design, build, and maintain interactive installations that respond to their specific environment and community. Their team combines artists, physicists, architects, and choreographers to conceive projects from concept through lifetime maintenance, ensuring each installation is tailored to its location and audience. Unlike others who offer generic displays, WET focuses on context-driven, people-centered attractions that pull visitors in and draw attention to the space. The goal is to transform spaces into memorable experiences that connect people with their senses and with each other, creating lasting engagement and visibility for the project.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Los Angeles, California

Founded

1983

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

Dubai Fountain reopened October 1, 2025, validating WET’s technical durability.
April 17, 2026 AI-driven concepts open higher-margin experiential installation work.
Municipal projects like Scioto Mile sustain demand for specialized water-feature expertise.

What critics are saying

CareerBliss cited a June 2026 mass layoff, signaling unstable staffing.
Dubai Fountain closed April-October 2025, exposing dependence on legacy flagship assets.
If landmark commissions slow, WET becomes a niche vendor with shrinking relevance.

What makes WET Design unique

WET Design created Dubai Fountain and Bellagio, two global signature attractions.
Mark Fuller’s April 2026 AI fountain concepts extend WET beyond static choreography.
Columbus CDDC selected WET for Scioto Mile Fountain, proving civic trust.

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Company News

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Jul 23rd, 2024

Project Feature - Scioto Mile Fountain

Columbus Downtown Development Corporation (CDDC) selected WET Design as the fountain designer, who has designed many notable projects including the Dubai Fountain at the base of the Burj Khalifa and the Fountains of Bellagio in Las Vegas.

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