Founding Automation Controls Engineer

What you’ll doOwn creation of manufacturing automation and design of custom equipment of building panels.Jump in on hands-on shop work when needed (we’re a small team)Work with component vendors and purchasing department to specify and order components.Use I/O lists and controls layouts to develop schematicsOwn electrical design for custom control panels end-to-endHelp standardize designs and create templates in our in-house design solutionImprove quote accuracy of our custom solution(BOMs, wiring, labor assumptions)Comfortable with working in a lot of ambiguityTechnical requirementsUnderstanding of NEC & IEC codes to create electrical designsDesign and layout of control panels, keeping in mind panel fabrication process, component limitations such as wiring methods and heat distribution, and cable penetrations.Heavy experience in AutoCAD Electrical or EPLAN (at least one; open to learning the other)Has engineered and designed multiple UL508A control panels in the real world (motor starters, power distribution, etc.)Tech-savvy. Comfortable with modern tools + automation. Has used AI tools (ChatGPT/Claude/etc.) to speed up workPhysical requirementsCan lift 50 lbsWilling to do manual work sometimes (panel reviews, checking builds, shop support)Education (flexible)BS in EE / ME / EET4+ Years experienceBonusYou’ve built personal projects (electronics, robotics, home automation, cars, etc.)You’ve worked with panel shops, integrators, or manufacturing teamsYou like creating reusable libraries, templates, standards, macros.Controls/automation exposure: PLCs, industrial networking, I/O, sensors, commissioning, troubleshooting (even basic)PLC programming (Allen-Bradley / Siemens / Codesys)Comfortable reading/writing simple IO lists and thinking through sensors, actuators, and interlocksCommissioning / troubleshooting exposure (debugging wiring issues, validating field signals, using a meter, chasing a problem to root cause)Compensation: $110k - $150k/yr, 1%-3%