Automation & Controls Engineer

1872
Cincinnati, OH
Category Engineering
Job Description
Role Overview

You will build software that talks to machines, robots, PLCs, sensors, and other equipment. This is a hybrid role that involves writing automation logic, debugging on the shop floor, and integrating industrial protocols into our factory platform.

What You Will Do

You will write automation logic, debug on the shop floor, and integrate industrial protocols into our factory platform.

Why It Might Be a Fit

You are employee #1-5 in the software org, and you will define the tech stack and culture. The role evolves as we do, with lots of room to grow into leadership, go deep technically, or help spin up new teams as we scale.

Requirements

  • Comfortable in high-level languages (Python, Rust, or Go)
  • Familiarity with industrial control languages (Structured Text, Ladder Logic)
  • Experience integrating industrial equipment, sensors, or vision systems into software-driven workflows
  • Familiarity with industrial communication protocols (OPC-UA, Modbus, EtherCAT, PROFINET)
  • Electrical engineering fundamentals—comfortable reading wiring diagrams, troubleshooting circuits, and debugging down machines
  • Willingness to debug electrical cabinets, sensors, and mechanical systems on the shop floor
  • Deeply curious about AI-assisted development
  • Ability to self-direct and thrive in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Significant early-stage equity
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Paid parental leave
  • 100% of employees premiums and 80% of family's premiums for medical, dental, and vision coverage
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