Senior Controls & Automation Engineer (PLC / SCADA)

Union Technologies is reindustrializing America's defense manufacturing base with a first-of-its-kind Factories-as-a-Stockpile™ model, integrating advanced robotics, manufacturing, and software into sovereign factory systems at scale. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, UNION is dedicated to restoring America's industrial strength and guaranteeing deterrence for the century ahead.

We recently emerged from stealth with $50M in funding led by top-tier venture investors and strategic partners. Read more in our Press Release

Overview

Industrial Controls Engineers are an essential component of Union's vision for the modern factory. You will be an integral part of landing the first line in Union's first factory. You will provide direction to vendors and integrators in Union controls and programming standards. You will help to achieve production milestones by owning FAT / SAT checklists, defining test plans, documenting software performance, and driving action items to closure. You will harden our manufacturing systems according to CMMC requirements. You will be the cross-team glue that keeps Union manufacturing needs and Union robotics development in lockstep. This role is heavily focused on controls implementation and troubleshooting, integration oversight, security hardening, and cross-functional coordination, and we are looking for candidates with a willingness to rise to the challenge.

Hiring at Senior; open to Staff / Lead for exceptional candidates.

Responsibilities

Land Factory 1, Line 1 (F1L1)

• Coordinate with other Union team members to install Union PLC programming artifacts (AOIs, UDTs, and custom routines) onto F1L1 equipment.
• Ensure comprehensive Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) system coupling with F1L1 equipment.
• Troubleshoot controls, telemetry acquisition, machine tasking, and other PLC operations during F1L1 initial commissioning stages.

Ensure Union controls are effective and secure

Enforce Union standards

Collaborate across the Union organization

Requirements

PLC Programming Experience

Software Engineering Experience

Collaborative Engineering Experience

Willingness to Get the Job Done

Bonus Qualifications

PLC Programming Experience

Software Engineering Experience

Join the mission. We'll handle the move.

Exceptional talent shouldn't be bound by geography. If you're ready to relocate to Dallas, TX and join us in reindustrializing America's defense backbone, we'll make it easy-and for those who move quickly, additional incentives may be available.