Senior Instrumentation and Controls Engineer
About The Position
Karman Industries is seeking a highly motivated Senior Instrumentation and Controls Engineer to help develop automation and control systems for the next generation of electric turbomachinery for thermal energy systems. The successful candidate will own the design, implementation, and validation of control systems for the Karman HPU and future product lines. This role requires broad technical ownership spanning software, hardware, process design, instrumentation, and test. This role will be responsible for all aspects of control system design from conception, through to successful product integration and operation in the field. We are a team that values first-principles thinking, hands-on problem solving, and close cross-functional collaboration to deliver cohesive, high-performance systems.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, computer science, chemical engineering, physics or related discipline.
- 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.
Nice To Haves
- Master's or higher degree in a related field.
- Experience with high-speed motor applications, including instrumentation and control systems.
- Demonstrated ability to take products or projects from conception through to manufacturing and final operation.
- Competency with Ignition or other similar SCADA systems.
- Knowledge of multiple different field buses: ModBus, Ethernet/IP, ProfiNet, EtherCAT, CANBus, etc.
- Familiarity with turbomachinery design, analysis, and testing.
- Experienced with structured text PLC programming language.
- Deep understanding of manufacturing environments, including hands-on assembly, process development, and design for manufacturability.
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.
Benefits
- medical, vision & dental coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan
- long-term incentives, in the form of stock options
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
