Controls & Automation Engineer
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Palm City, FL, US
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Category
- Industrial engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering, Automation Engineering, or equivalent demonstrated experience.
- 2+ years of hands-on experience with CNC controls, industrial automation, PLC programming, machine integration, or related systems.
- Strong understanding of CNC and PLC fundamentals.
- Experience commissioning, programming, or troubleshooting CNC machines, servo systems, motion controllers, or automated manufacturing equipment.
- Ability to read, develop, and troubleshoot electrical schematics, industrial wiring, control panels, sensors, and I/O systems.
- Understanding of industrial communications and machine networking.
- Strong troubleshooting skills across controls, electrical, mechanical, and software systems.
- Comfortable working directly on machines using electrical test equipment, CNC diagnostic tools, PLC software, and engineering software.
- Ability to independently investigate technical problems and develop practical solutions.
- Ability to work full-time, in person at ADDiTEC's Palm City, Florida facility.
- Must be a U.S. citizen due to defense program and controlled-technology requirements.
Full description
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
**About the Role
We are seeking a driven, hands-on Defense Controls & Automation Engineer to support the development, integration, and deployment of ADDiTEC’s advanced manufacturing systems for defense and expeditionary applications.
This is a full-time, in-person position at our Palm City, Florida facility. The role involves significant hands-on machine development, controls integration, commissioning, testing, and troubleshooting.
The position will focus primarily on Siemens CNC and automation platforms, while also working with HAAS and FANUC CNC platforms across ADDiTEC’s manufacturing systems. You will work at the intersection of CNC controls, PLC programming, motion control, metal additive manufacturing, machining, sensors, industrial communications, and machine automation.
Our defense systems combine technologies such as Laser Directed Energy Deposition (LDED), Liquid Metal Jetting (LMJ), CNC machining, inspection, and process monitoring into advanced manufacturing platforms designed for both factory and expeditionary environments.
This is not a traditional controls role focused on maintaining established production equipment. You will help design, integrate, program, commission, troubleshoot, and continuously improve new manufacturing systems.
If you have a strong controls, CNC, or automation foundation and are motivated to learn new platforms quickly, this role provides the opportunity to work on challenging manufacturing technologies with direct defense applications.
**Key Responsibilities
- Develop and integrate controls and automation architectures for advanced manufacturing systems supporting defense applications.
- Program, configure, commission, and troubleshoot Siemens CNC and PLC systems.
- Support development and integration of machines utilizing Siemens, HAAS, and FANUC CNC platforms.
- Develop PLC logic, CNC functions, machine sequences, macros, M-codes, and synchronized machine actions.
- Integrate additive manufacturing technologies with commercial CNC machine platforms.
- Coordinate CNC motion with lasers, deposition systems, sensors, gas systems, material delivery systems, inspection equipment, and other auxiliary hardware.
- Configure and troubleshoot CNC/PLC analog and digital I/O.