Top Controls Engineer Jobs in Austin, TX

Maintains and improves automation equipment, tooling, and applications for manufacturing processes. Creates technical documentation, preventive maintenance plans, troubleshooting guides, and corrective actions. Supports machine uptime, electrical troubleshooting, process and equipment design improvements, continuous improvement projects, and automation framework development while coordinating with engineering, operations, and quality teams.

As a Technical Lead, you will provide leadership in vehicle dynamics and controls systems, leading software engineering practices, mentoring engineers, and defining technical visions for GMs Super Cruise system.

Design, deploy, and standardize SCADA architecture for power, cooling, and mechanical systems across large data center sites. Integrate field device telemetry and protocols into a unified platform, build tag databases, HMI screens, and alarm logic, validate signals during commissioning, and produce clear configuration and point documentation for repeatable deployments.

Leads the architecture, programming, integration, troubleshooting, and lifecycle management of PLC, robotic, HMI, electrical, and data acquisition systems for manufacturing automation. Establishes controls standards, ensures UL safety compliance, integrates MES and OEE platforms, drives optimization, mentors technical staff, and develops the long-term automation roadmap. The role supports multiple sites and requires cross-functional collaboration across Engineering, Operations, and Quality.

Design, develop, test, and deliver control algorithms and software for autonomous mobile robots performing navigation, localization, manipulation, and case handling. Collaborate with robotics, software, product, and engineering teams; troubleshoot production issues; improve reliability, testability, and system performance; and support successful customer deployments.

Design, program, integrate, and commission industrial automation systems combining PLCs, HMIs, robotics, and machine vision. Responsibilities include developing controls and safety PLC programs, integrating I/O and communications, configuring 2D and 3D vision systems, supporting AI-enabled inspection tools, troubleshooting technical issues, and optimizing system accuracy, uptime, and repeatability. The role involves onsite commissioning and collaboration across the full project lifecycle, with travel across the United States and Canada as required.

Lead design and implementation of instrumentation, process controls, and facility automation systems for high-tech manufacturing and mission-critical facilities. Produce PFDs, P&IDs, wiring and loop diagrams, PLC/HMI/SCADA development, BAS/BMS/DCS architecture and industrial network designs. Perform QC and commissioning support, apply ISA and relevant codes, mentor junior engineers, and coordinate with clients and multi-disciplinary teams.

The Controls Engineer will design automation systems, oversee project phases, troubleshoot, and maintain client relationships, ensuring high-quality solutions.

As a Controls Engineer II, you'll develop automation solutions, design control systems, manage projects, and support clients in the manufacturing industry.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will develop software for real-time control in advanced robots, ensuring reliable performance in human environments. Responsibilities include software infrastructure development in C++, integration of firmware data, and implementation of state estimation and diagnostics.

Design, program, commission, and support industrial automation systems. Develop PLC and HMI/SCADA solutions, create design documentation, manage project deliverables, lead installation and start-up, diagnose automation issues, and coordinate with clients, vendors, and project teams.

The Sr Principal Controls Engineer will lead the design and implementation of advanced control systems for data center infrastructure focusing on power and energy management. Responsibilities include defining control architectures, PLC programming, integration with SCADA systems, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize automation solutions.

Engineer a virtualized PLC platform: port and validate control applications to software runtimes while preserving determinism and safety; build test harnesses to prove virtual controls against hardware behavior; define reference architecture for networking, redundancy, and failover; document control narratives for engineers and operators.

Design, program, and configure BMS controls for mechanical and electrical plant. Build sequences, point lists, and graphics; integrate chillers, CDUs, power monitoring, and third-party equipment over BACnet/Modbus. Commission systems, diagnose failures, and version and document logic for maintainability.

Design and engineer robot controls for data-center robotics: motion, safety, and facility integration. Own control-stack integration (fleet management, dispatch, telemetry), design safety architecture, commission and debug systems on-site, and meet availability targets.

Build and support industrial control systems across levels: PLC programming, HMI/SCADA development, automation commissioning, troubleshooting, motion control and robotics integration, and cross-functional collaboration with manufacturing and systems teams.

The Controls Engineer is responsible for deploying Battery Energy Storage Systems, validating project designs, and ensuring smooth communication across teams.

The Controls Engineer confirms design and functionality of automated sortation systems by troubleshooting, programming PLC and HMI, and supporting project delivery with a focus on industrial controls.

Lead development of whole-body and learning-based robot control systems, translating state-of-the-art model-based and RL methods from simulation to hardware. Improve control architecture, performance, safety, and deploy production-grade controllers while mentoring engineers and coordinating cross-functional teams.

The Senior Controls Engineer designs controls for behind-the-meter generation solutions, integrates systems, defines standards, and ensures reliability and cybersecurity.

Lead the design and delivery of instrumentation and control systems for industrial projects, overseeing project lifecycle and mentoring junior engineers.

Design and develop electrical and control systems for robotic automation: select hardware, create schematics and BOMs, program PLCs, HMIs, VFDs and robots, configure networking and safety, collaborate with mechanical team, test systems, and produce documentation and SOPs for deployment.

Designs, programs, configures, and integrates building automation and energy management systems. Develops DDC programs, graphics, sequences, point lists, documentation, and control narratives; integrates HVAC, lighting, meters, and IP devices using open protocols. Conducts factory acceptance testing, supports startup and commissioning, troubleshoots communication issues, and provides technical support to project and field teams.

Designs and implements control systems including PLC programming and SCADA, develops schematics and panel layouts in AutoCAD, authors Sequence of Operation, leads design reviews, performs on-site system checkout/start-up, develops record documentation and training, serves as technical lead and manages projects up to $500k including scheduling, purchasing, and subcontractor coordination.

Lead development and deployment of high-performance wheeled motion control systems: design and tune whole-body controllers and state estimators, implement low-latency hardware interfaces, ensure safety and certification compliance, integrate with perception and planning, perform field testing and validation, and produce production-grade real-time C++ code and documentation.