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Production Support
Management
Material Handling
Startups
HMI
Interfaces
Electrical Wiring
Acceptance Testing
Root Cause Analysis
Testing
Electrical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Programmable Logic Controller
Web Portals
SCADA
Sensors
Instrumentation
Electrical Systems
SAFE
Debugging
Problem Solving
Conflict Resolution
Security Clearance
Mechatronics
Assembly
ISO 9000
Communication
Python
C
C++
MATLAB
Version Control
Project Management
GitHub
Siemens
Microsoft Project Server
Aerospace
Computer Hardware
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Manufacturing
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Chemistry
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Senior Automation & Controls Engineer - Defense Energetics Manufacturing

Waltham, Massachusetts | On-site

Opportunity Summary

Join an early-stage advanced manufacturing company developing highly automated production systems for critical defense applications. The team is combining complex chemistry, industrial automation, and purpose-built manufacturing equipment to create safer and more scalable ways to produce energetic materials. As a Senior Automation & Controls Engineer, you will own controls development from architecture and programming through commissioning and production support. This is a hands-on engineering role for someone who can work directly with PLCs, instrumentation, robotics, motion systems, and industrial hardware rather than operating primarily at the design or management level. Automation is central to the product itself. The goal is to build highly autonomous production systems that minimize human exposure to hazardous processes while maintaining tight control over chemistry and manufacturing performance. Candidates should be comfortable supporting defense applications and working around energetic materials.

About Us

We are a venture-backed advanced manufacturing company developing automated chemical production systems for national security applications. Our engineering teams work across controls, robotics, mechanical systems, process development, and chemistry to take manufacturing processes from laboratory development into pilot and production-scale systems. The company is scaling quickly as demand increases for more efficient and repeatable domestic manufacturing capabilities.

Job Duties

Design, program, deploy, and maintain industrial control systems for automated chemical production equipment
Develop Siemens PLC programs using TIA Portal for reactors, fluid systems, thermal systems, material handling, and supporting equipment
Build control logic for startup, normal operation, process transitions, upset conditions, and safe shutdown sequences
Develop SCADA and HMI systems that support both autonomous operation and clear operator visibility
Configure Ignition-based SCADA environments, operator interfaces, alarms, data logging, and system diagnostics
Integrate pressure, temperature, flow, level, concentration, and other process instrumentation into automated control systems
Integrate robotics, servos, VFDs, valves, actuators, vision systems, and industrial communication networks
Implement machine and process safety systems using safety PLCs, fail-safe I/O, safety-rated motion, and related technologies
Translate chemistry and process requirements into control strategies, interlocks, operating limits, and safety logic
Support electrical control-panel architecture, wiring design, field termination, and integration of 480 VAC and 24 VDC systems
Lead hands-on commissioning, debugging, hardware-in-the-loop testing, and factory or site acceptance testing
Troubleshoot controls software, electrical hardware, instrumentation, valves, actuators, and communication issues during development and production
Support root cause analysis and corrective actions for equipment and process failures
Work directly with mechanical, chemistry, process, and manufacturing engineers throughout system development
Support commissioning and testing at a nearby pilot manufacturing facility as systems move from development into larger-scale operation

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Mechatronics, Chemical Engineering, or a related technical discipline
4+ years of experience in industrial controls, automation, robotics, or manufacturing systems
Strong hands-on PLC programming experience
Proficiency with Siemens TIA Portal
Experience with SCADA systems such as Ignition
Demonstrated experience taking an automation or controls system from initial architecture through commissioning on physical equipment
Experience integrating sensors, instrumentation, motors, drives, valves, actuators, and industrial equipment
Ability to troubleshoot both controls software and hardware directly on manufacturing equipment
Familiarity with industrial electrical systems and control-panel architecture
Experience with safety-rated controls, machine safeguarding, or fail-safe systems
Strong debugging and problem-solving skills
Comfortable working directly in laboratory, fabrication, commissioning, and plant environments
U.S. Person as defined by applicable U.S. export-control regulations
Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance
Ability to work on-site and travel periodically between development and pilot facilities
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds

Preferred Experience

Experience automating chemical manufacturing, process equipment, continuous processes, batch systems, or other process-intensive manufacturing environments
Background in robotics, mechatronics, automated assembly, battery manufacturing, aerospace production, or other highly automated manufacturing environments
Experience with hazardous processes or environments where system safety and fault response are critical
Familiarity with Siemens safety PLCs, ProfiSafe, safety-rated motion, or similar platforms
Knowledge of functional safety standards such as ISO 13849, IEC 61508, or ISO 10218
Experience integrating multi-vendor automation hardware and industrial communication systems
Experience designing or supporting automated work cells and production lines
Programming experience with Python, C/C++, MATLAB, or similar languages
Experience with version-control or controls-project management tools such as GitHub or Siemens Project Server
Experience in defense, aerospace, energetics, battery manufacturing, industrial robotics, or other regulated manufacturing environments
Experience building automation systems in an early-stage company or similarly high-ownership engineering environment

Why Join Us

Own automation systems from initial design through commissioning and real production use
Work directly on technically challenging industrial hardware rather than remaining focused on simulation or documentation
Help build highly autonomous manufacturing systems where automation is fundamental to both safety and production capability
Work across robotics, controls, chemistry, mechanical engineering, and process development
See systems progress from development equipment into pilot-scale production
Join an early-stage engineering team where individual engineers have meaningful technical ownership
Opportunity for equity participation and significant growth as the company scales

Compensation Details

$140,000 - $200,000

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Dice Id: 80183540
Position Id: 83e65054c56b94bb3b818f3a3e3c5531
Posted 30+ days ago

Job Details

Skills

Production Support
Management
Material Handling
Startups
HMI
Interfaces
Electrical Wiring
Acceptance Testing
Root Cause Analysis
Testing
Electrical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Programmable Logic Controller
Web Portals
SCADA
Sensors
Instrumentation
Electrical Systems
SAFE
Debugging
Problem Solving
Conflict Resolution
Security Clearance
Mechatronics
Assembly
ISO 9000
Communication
Python
C
C++
MATLAB
Version Control
Project Management
GitHub
Siemens
Microsoft Project Server
Aerospace
Computer Hardware
Documentation
Manufacturing
Collaboration
Robotics
Chemistry
Mechanical Engineering
Process Engineering
Audiovisual
AV

Production Support
Management
Material Handling
Startups
HMI
Interfaces
Electrical Wiring
Acceptance Testing
Root Cause Analysis
Testing
Electrical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Programmable Logic Controller
Web Portals
SCADA
Sensors
Instrumentation
Electrical Systems
SAFE
Debugging
Problem Solving
Conflict Resolution
Security Clearance
Mechatronics
Assembly
ISO 9000
Communication
Python
C
C++
MATLAB
Version Control
Project Management
GitHub
Siemens
Microsoft Project Server
Aerospace
Computer Hardware
Documentation
Manufacturing
Collaboration
Robotics
Chemistry
Mechanical Engineering
Process Engineering
Audiovisual
AV

Summary

Design, program, deploy, and maintain industrial control systems for automated chemical production equipment
Develop Siemens PLC programs using TIA Portal for reactors, fluid systems, thermal systems, material handling, and supporting equipment
Build control logic for startup, normal operation, process transitions, upset conditions, and safe shutdown sequences
Develop SCADA and HMI systems that support both autonomous operation and clear operator visibility
Configure Ignition-based SCADA environments, operator interfaces, alarms, data logging, and system diagnostics
Integrate pressure, temperature, flow, level, concentration, and other process instrumentation into automated control systems
Integrate robotics, servos, VFDs, valves, actuators, vision systems, and industrial communication networks
Implement machine and process safety systems using safety PLCs, fail-safe I/O, safety-rated motion, and related technologies
Translate chemistry and process requirements into control strategies, interlocks, operating limits, and safety logic
Support electrical control-panel architecture, wiring design, field termination, and integration of 480 VAC and 24 VDC systems
Lead hands-on commissioning, debugging, hardware-in-the-loop testing, and factory or site acceptance testing
Troubleshoot controls software, electrical hardware, instrumentation, valves, actuators, and communication issues during development and production
Support root cause analysis and corrective actions for equipment and process failures
Work directly with mechanical, chemistry, process, and manufacturing engineers throughout system development
Support commissioning and testing at a nearby pilot manufacturing facility as systems move from development into larger-scale operation

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Mechatronics, Chemical Engineering, or a related technical discipline
4+ years of experience in industrial controls, automation, robotics, or manufacturing systems
Strong hands-on PLC programming experience
Proficiency with Siemens TIA Portal
Experience with SCADA systems such as Ignition
Demonstrated experience taking an automation or controls system from initial architecture through commissioning on physical equipment
Experience integrating sensors, instrumentation, motors, drives, valves, actuators, and industrial equipment
Ability to troubleshoot both controls software and hardware directly on manufacturing equipment
Familiarity with industrial electrical systems and control-panel architecture
Experience with safety-rated controls, machine safeguarding, or fail-safe systems
Strong debugging and problem-solving skills
Comfortable working directly in laboratory, fabrication, commissioning, and plant environments
U.S. Person as defined by applicable U.S. export-control regulations
Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance
Ability to work on-site and travel periodically between development and pilot facilities
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds

Preferred Experience

Experience automating chemical manufacturing, process equipment, continuous processes, batch systems, or other process-intensive manufacturing environments
Background in robotics, mechatronics, automated assembly, battery manufacturing, aerospace production, or other highly automated manufacturing environments
Experience with hazardous processes or environments where system safety and fault response are critical
Familiarity with Siemens safety PLCs, ProfiSafe, safety-rated motion, or similar platforms
Knowledge of functional safety standards such as ISO 13849, IEC 61508, or ISO 10218
Experience integrating multi-vendor automation hardware and industrial communication systems
Experience designing or supporting automated work cells and production lines
Programming experience with Python, C/C++, MATLAB, or similar languages
Experience with version-control or controls-project management tools such as GitHub or Siemens Project Server
Experience in defense, aerospace, energetics, battery manufacturing, industrial robotics, or other regulated manufacturing environments
Experience building automation systems in an early-stage company or similarly high-ownership engineering environment

Why Join Us

Own automation systems from initial design through commissioning and real production use
Work directly on technically challenging industrial hardware rather than remaining focused on simulation or documentation
Help build highly autonomous manufacturing systems where automation is fundamental to both safety and production capability
Work across robotics, controls, chemistry, mechanical engineering, and process development
See systems progress from development equipment into pilot-scale production
Join an early-stage engineering team where individual engineers have meaningful technical ownership
Opportunity for equity participation and significant growth as the company scales

Compensation Details

$140,000 - $200,000

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Dice Id: 80183540
Position Id: 83e65054c56b94bb3b818f3a3e3c5531
Posted 30+ days ago

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