Defense CNC Controls & Automation Engineer

ADDiTEC; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

ADDiTEC seeks a driven Defense Controls & Automation Engineer to support development, integration, and deployment of advanced manufacturing systems for defense and expeditionary use.

This is a full-time, in-person role at our Palm City, Florida facility focusing on Siemens, HAAS, and FANUC platforms across CNC, PLC, motion, and sensors. You will design, integrate, program, commission, troubleshoot, and continuously improve new manufacturing systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering, Automation Engineering, or equivalent.
• 2+ years hands-on experience with CNC controls, industrial automation, PLC programming, or machine integration.
• Strong understanding of CNC and PLC fundamentals.
• Experience commissioning, programming, or troubleshooting CNC machines, servo systems, or motion controllers.
• Ability to read and troubleshoot electrical schematics, wiring, panels, sensors, and I/O.
• Understanding of industrial communications and machine networking.

Responsibilities

• Develop and integrate controls and automation architectures for defense manufacturing systems.
• Program, configure, commission, and troubleshoot Siemens CNC and PLC systems.
• Support development with Siemens, HAAS, and FANUC CNC platforms.
• Develop PLC logic, CNC functions, machine sequences, macros, M-codes, and synchronized actions.
• Integrate additive manufacturing with commercial CNC platforms.
• Coordinate CNC motion with lasers, deposition, sensors, gas and material delivery systems.
• Configure and troubleshoot CNC/PLC analog and digital I/O.
• Develop machine diagnostics, alarms, fault handling, and recovery procedures.

Skills

CNC controls/industrial automation

PLC programming

Machine integration

Electrical schematics reading

Industrial networking

Troubleshooting across domains

Education

Bachelors or Masters in Electrical/Controls/Mechatronics/Automation

Job description

ADDiTEC seeks a driven Defense Controls & Automation Engineer to support development, integration, and deployment of advanced manufacturing systems for defense and expeditionary use.

This is a full-time, in-person role at our Palm City, Florida facility focusing on Siemens, HAAS, and FANUC platforms across CNC, PLC, motion, and sensors. You will design, integrate, program, commission, troubleshoot, and continuously improve new manufacturing systems.