Hands-On Defense Controls & Automation Engineer

ADDiTEC; Palm City (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

ADDiTEC in Palm City, FL is seeking a hands-on Defense Controls & Automation Engineer to develop, integrate, and deploy advanced manufacturing systems for defense and expeditionary uses. The role focuses on Siemens CNC/PLC, with work across HAAS and FANUC platforms, involving machine automation, sensors, and process monitoring.

The position is full-time, in-person at our Palm City facility, with hands-on development, commissioning, testing, and troubleshooting across CNC controls, PLC

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering, Automation Engineering or equivalent demonstrated experience.
• 2+ years 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.
• 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.

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.
• Integrate sensors including pyrometers, thermocouples, cameras, encoders, pressure sensors, proximity sensors, and other industrial instrumentation.
• Develop automated machine sequences for startup, calibration, manufacturing, inspection, recovery, and shutdown.
• Develop interfaces between CNC controls, PLCs, additive manufacturing equipment, inspection systems, and external software.
• Configure and troubleshoot industrial communication networks including PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, OPC UA, and other industrial protocols.
• Support closed-loop process control and real-time monitoring for metal additive manufacturing processes.
• Support development of automated workflows such as scan -> analyze -> manufacture/repair -> machine -> inspect.
• Develop machine diagnostics, alarms, fault handling, and recovery procedures to improve reliability and simplify field operation.
• Support machine safety systems including emergency stops, interlocks, safety PLCs, laser safety, STO, and related safety functions.
• Participate directly in machine builds, commissioning, factory acceptance testing, process testing, customer demonstrations, and field deployments.
• Troubleshoot controls, electrical, software, motion, communication, and machine-integration issues.
• Work directly with Siemens, HAAS, FANUC, automation integrators, machine-tool suppliers, laser suppliers, and other technology partners.
• Support ruggedization and reliability improvements for equipment intended for defense, shipboard, expeditionary, and field environments.
• Develop and maintain electrical schematics, I/O maps, network architectures, controls documentation, commissioning procedures, machine configurations, and troubleshooting guides.
• Support integration of machine vision, automated inspection, data acquisition, AI-enabled monitoring, and intelligent process-control technologies.
• Identify opportunities to increase machine autonomy, reliability, maintainability, and ease of operation.

Skills

CNC controls

PLC programming

Automation engineering

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical/Controls/Mechatronics/Automation

Tools

Siemens CNC

HAAS CNC

FANUC CNC

Job description

ADDiTEC in Palm City, FL is seeking a hands-on Defense Controls & Automation Engineer to develop, integrate, and deploy advanced manufacturing systems for defense and expeditionary uses. The role focuses on Siemens CNC/PLC, with work across HAAS and FANUC platforms, involving machine automation, sensors, and process monitoring.

The position is full-time, in-person at our Palm City facility, with hands-on development, commissioning, testing, and troubleshooting across CNC controls, PLC