Electrical Engineer, Automation & Controls

Neuron Industries (YC S26); Gardena (CA); Presencial; USD 90.000 - 150.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Neuron Industries (YC S26) seeks an Electrical Controls Engineer to design and build control panels, integrate field devices, and commission systems at customer sites across the US. You will also develop internal test systems and reference designs used by the software team to improve hardware and documentation.

The role involves approximately 50% travel to customer locations, working with motors, drives, HMIs, and safety circuits, and documenting robust, repeatable panel designs for scalable

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Controls/Automation with emphasis on controls.
• Designed and built a working control system with a panel, field wiring, and controller code.
• Able to explain personal contribution to a commissioning or integration project.
• Strong grounding in conductor sizing, protection, motors, grounding, and noise troubleshooting.
• Experience with industrial networks, drives, sensors, and safety circuits.

Responsabilidades

• Design electrical schematics, panel layouts, wiring diagrams, and BOMs.
• Build internal test systems with motors, VFDs, pneumatics, sensors, and safety circuits.
• Integrate remote I/O, drives, HMIs, and field devices across industrial networks.
• Write controls applications for pilots and demos in Neuron's development environment.
• Commission systems through I/O validation, tuning, and safety verification.
• Document reusable panel designs, grounding/shielding practices, and troubleshooting procedures.
• Improve the product by reproducing field issues and coordinating with hardware/software engineers.

Conocimientos

Electrical engineering

Controls engineering

Automation

Mechatronics

Robotics

Field troubleshooting

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related

Herramientas

PLC programming

Descripción del empleo

You'll connect Cortex to working industrial machines. You'll design and build control panels, integrate field devices, develop controls applications, and commission systems at customer sites.

You'll also build the internal test systems and reference designs our software team uses to develop the product. What you learn at the machine will become better hardware, clearer documentation, and actionable software improvements.

Customer travel: approximately 50% or more, as needed.

What you'll build

• Design electrical schematics, panel layouts, wiring diagrams, and BOMs, from 24 VDC I/O to 480 V three-phase loads.
• Build internal test systems with motors, VFDs, pneumatics, sensors, and safety circuits.
• Integrate remote I/O, drives, HMIs, and field devices across industrial networks.
• Write controls applications for pilots and demos in Neuron's development environment.
• Commission systems through point-to-point checkout, I/O validation, tuning, and safety verification.
• Document reusable panel designs, grounding and shielding practices, and troubleshooting procedures.
• Improve the product by reproducing field issues and working with hardware and software engineers on fixes.

What you've already proven

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Automation Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, or Mechanical Engineering with a controls emphasis.
• You've designed and physically built a working control system, including a panel, field wiring, and controller application code.
• You can explain your personal contribution to a commissioning or integration project and an issue you resolved.
• Practical electrical fundamentals: conductor sizing, protection, motors, grounding, and noise troubleshooting.
• Experience with industrial networks, drives, sensors, and safety circuits.
• You debug at the machine with instruments, find root causes, and document fixes clearly.
• You can work directly with customers and travel approximately 50% or more as needed.

What gets you here faster

• System integration, plant controls, or customer-site commissioning experience.
• Industrial networks, servo systems, or coordinated motion.
• Panel certification or machine safety experience, including UL 508A, NFPA 79, or ISO 13849.