# Staff Controls Engineer, Manufacturing Automation

**Company**: Anduril Industries
**Location**: Ashville, Ohio
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: staff
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $143,000-$191,000 USD
**Category**: Manufacturing
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.

The Automation team at Anduril Industries is seeking a Staff Controls Engineer to join our team. The Automation team is designing and commissioning automated equipment for high rate production at Arsenal-1, our advanced manufacturing facility in Columbus, OH.

Responsibilities:

- Design, commission, and upgrade control systems for production equipment

- Architect, write, and debug Siemens PLC code with an emphasis on generating code that is organized, structured, documented, maintainable, and reusable for high-volume manufacturing applications

- Generate and enforce internal standards for control systems architectures, regulatory compliance, and safety buyoffs

- Integrate internal and external FactoryOS software into automation equipment and production lines

- Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for automation failures, ensuring rapid resolution and long-term reliability

- Install, configure, and tune servo drives / VFDs

- Partner with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot equipment issues, reduce downtime, and drive continuous improvement initiatives

- Mentor junior controls engineers and provide technical direction on integrator-delivered work

Required Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or Electrical Engineering

- 8+ years of experience in controls and automation in a production environment

- Expert in Siemens PLC programming (Ladder and Structured Text)

- Proficient in servo drive and VFD configuration, PID tuning, STO/SS, etc.

- Strong knowledge of ethernet based communication protocols (ProfiNET, ProfiSAFE, Ethernet IP.)

- Proficient with electrical component selection and a solid foundation of wire sizing, circuit protection, and heat management in control cabinets.

- Experience integrating with SCADA and OT Networking

- Experience with performing Risk Assessments and Controls Safety Design

- Proficient with pneumatic concepts and design

- Familiar with NFPA70e electrical safety practices

- Active U.S. Government SECRET security clearance

- Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities

Preferred Qualifications:

- 12+ years of experience in controls and automation in a production environment

- Experience with control panel layout, electrical component selection, and cable routing

- Electrical troubleshooting up to 600VAC.

- Experience with SCADA platforms such as Ignition, including Perspective and tag historian configuration

- TUV FS Engineer certification (Functional Safety of Machinery)

- Experience mentoring engineers and setting controls standards across a facility

- Active U.S. Government TOP SECRET security clearance

Benefits:

- Highly competitive equity grants

- Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including comprehensive and competitive benefits package

## Skills

### Required
- Siemens PLC programming
- servo drive and VFD configuration
- PID tuning
- ethernet based communication protocols
- electrical component selection
- wire sizing
- circuit protection
- heat management
- SCADA and OT Networking
- Risk Assessments and Controls Safety Design
- pneumatic concepts and design
- NFPA70e electrical safety practices

### Nice to have
- control panel layout
- cable routing
- electrical troubleshooting
- SCADA platforms
- TUV FS Engineer certification
- mentoring engineers

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