Principal Automation Engineer, Controls

Mach Industries, a defense technology company, seeks a Principal Automation Engineer, Controls to own the architecture, development and deployment of its factory controls platform, standardized on Beckhoff TwinCAT. Hands-on technical leadership: define standards for PLC software, Beckhoff IPCs, EtherCAT I/O, motion control, industrial networks, machine safety and diagnostics; develop reusable TwinCAT libraries and machine state models; own controls and functional-safety architecture (safety PLCs, safe motion, interlocks); personally design, program and commission automation equipment for pilot lines; and serve as controls technical lead for systems integrators executing $20M+ automation programs, through FAT, installation, commissioning and Run at Rate. Onsite in Huntington Beach, CA.