Aalo Atomics
Senior Controls Development Engineer
Austin, TX · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted May 27, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years of hands-on experience in industrial controls engineering, automation, or robotics integration.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Mechatronics, or related discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be based in the United States; must be willing to work on-site at headquarters in Austin, Texas. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Persons in compliance with 10 CFR Part 810 and may not hold non-compliant foreign citizenships.
About the job
Designs, integrates, and commissions factory automation and robotic systems for manufacturing modular nuclear reactors.
What you'll do
- Architect and program PLC/HMI/SCADA controls, motion systems, and industrial networks for manufacturing lines.
- Integrate robotic cells and safety systems, and commission production equipment from FAT/SAT through production handoff.
- Develop factory-wide controls standards and documentation; troubleshoot production systems and mentor engineers and technicians.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related discipline.
- 7+ years of hands-on experience in industrial controls engineering, automation, or robotics integration.
- Expert-level PLC programming and/or IPCs on at least one major platform (Rockwell, Siemens, or Beckhoff); experience with HMI/SCADA development.
- Experience commissioning automated production equipment through FAT/SAT and production ramp, integrating motion control and robotics, and executing safety risk assessments.
Nice to have
- Experience in nuclear, aerospace, defense, or other highly regulated manufacturing; MES/ERP integration; or greenfield factory buildout.
- Experience with automated welding, industrial robot programming, virtual commissioning, or writing code (Python, C++, Rust).
Tools
Rockwell/Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Beckhoff, FactoryTalk, Ignition, TIA Portal, EtherNet/IP, EtherCAT
AI focus
The posting lists ability to utilize AI effectively as preferred experience; no specific AI development work is described.
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