Senior Controls Engineer: SCADA & Manufacturing Automation

Dandy; Northern (KY); Remote; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Dental

Mental health support

Parental planning resources

Retirement savings options

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Dandy is transforming the dental industry and is building an OS for dental offices globally. We’re seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to lead software for next‑gen SPMs in manufacturing and to drive scale across our machinery and processes.

The role centers on owning the SCADA layer, collaborating with internal teams and integrators, and standardizing machine software platforms while traveling up to 50% to Indianapolis and Provo locations.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, preferably in a high growth startup.
• Substantial experience in manufacturing software, including SCADA (Ignition) and PLC programming.
• Working knowledge of dev‑ops and full‑stack development.
• Self‑motivated and self‑managing, with excellent communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as overall owner for the SCADA layer of Dandy’s machines, and technical POC for architecture.
• Collaborate with internal engineering teams and 3rd-party integrators to ramp machines from POC to high volume production.
• Define and lead implementation of a standardized platform for all machine software supporting testing, observability, and releases.
• Perform hands‑on work with full‑scale production equipment, from commissioning to mass production and ramp.
• Collaborate with a broad range of technical expertise throughout the company.

Skills

SCADA

Ignition

PLC programming

DevOps

Full-stack development

Tools

N/A

Job description

Dandy is transforming the dental industry and is building an OS for dental offices globally. We’re seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to lead software for next‑gen SPMs in manufacturing and to drive scale across our machinery and processes.

The role centers on owning the SCADA layer, collaborating with internal teams and integrators, and standardizing machine software platforms while traveling up to 50% to Indianapolis and Provo locations.