Senior Controls Engineer, Manufacturing Automation
Core
Technical owner of controls systems on the manufacturing floor, responsible for architecture, PLC/HMI development, commissioning, and sustainment of OT/IT automation infrastructure.
Role type
Senior IC controls engineer (manufacturing automation)
Builds
Secure and reliable OT/IT automation infrastructure for production environments
Domain
Defense manufacturing / Industrial Automation
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure
Required skills
PLC programming (Allen-Bradley, Siemens), Ignition SCADA development, OT stack protocols (MQTT, OPC UA, TCP/IP, industrial Ethernet), network segmentation, server hardening, MES/QMS integration
Preferred skills
Regulated/defense manufacturing experience (ITAR/EAR, CMMC), redundant gateway topologies, torque tools, 2D/3D vision systems, CAD (SolidWorks, NX, CATIA, AutoCAD)
Technologies
Ignition SCADA, Allen-Bradley, Siemens, MQTT, OPC UA, SolidWorks, NX, CATIA, AutoCAD
Responsibilities
Design and develop controls system architecture, program PLCs and HMIs, commission and sustain automation systems, represent controls work in cross-functional design reviews and cybersecurity buy-offs
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
