Senior Instrumentation & Controls Engineer for Turbomachinery

Karman Industries; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Karman Industries in Gardena, California, is seeking a Senior Instrumentation and Controls Engineer to own the design, implementation, and validation of control systems for the Heat Processing Unit (HPU) and future product lines.

You will lead software and hardware aspects, develop state machines and instrument lists, design wiring diagrams, and work with a multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, reliable systems for high‑pressure, high‑temperature turbomachinery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, computer science, chemical engineering, physics or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in the development of complex industrial, manufacturing, or embedded control systems.
• Demonstrated capacity to drive all aspects of control system development covering both software and hardware implementation.
• Experienced with a range of sensors and transmitters including, pressure, temperature, and flow.
• Expertise in one or more control system platforms, including, but not limited to: Allen Bradley, Beckhoff, Siemens, ABB, Mitsubishi, etc.
• Highly self-motivated, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple priorities with excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of critical hardware, software, components, and responsibility for every aspect of the design. Demonstrate ownership including manufacturing and assembly of early prototypes.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to understand the intended operation of Karman machinery.
• Develop state machines, cause & effect diagrams, control narratives, and instrument lists.
• Generate control panel wiring and panel layout schematics.
• Size and select instruments for use in high pressure and high temperature turbomachinery systems.
• Program, test, and troubleshoot PLC/IPC software.
• Develop HMI dashboards for internal and customer use.
• Lead Factory Acceptance Testing.
• Design the network architecture required to integrate Karman machinery with customer sites.
• Analyze and implement compliance and certification requirements for industrial deployment.
• Closely partner with internal manufacturing team and external partners to rapidly iterate and ensure efficient build of systems and components.
• Ensure designs meet performance targets, cost objectives, and program schedules.

Skills

Control system ownership

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree (Mechanical, CS, Chemical Eng, Physics)

Tools

Allen Bradley

Beckhoff

Siemens

ABB

Mitsubishi

Job description

Karman Industries in Gardena, California, is seeking a Senior Instrumentation and Controls Engineer to own the design, implementation, and validation of control systems for the Heat Processing Unit (HPU) and future product lines.

You will lead software and hardware aspects, develop state machines and instrument lists, design wiring diagrams, and work with a multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, reliable systems for high‑pressure, high‑temperature turbomachinery.