Top Controls Engineer Jobs in Seattle, WA

Own and deliver the X-BAT flight control system across all flight phases. Design control allocation for over-actuated systems, develop high-fidelity 6DOF simulations, define and execute V&V strategies (including Monte Carlo and HIL), diagnose sim-to-flight mismatches, support flight test operations, integrate control with propulsion/aero/actuation/sensors/autonomy, and mentor engineers.

Own control architecture for rotating machinery and test rigs, including compressors, motor drives, expansion turbines, and thermofluid loops. Develop safety interlocks, fault handling, speed-based capacity control, and hardware-in-the-loop validation. Tune controls on live machines, investigate model-to-plant discrepancies, integrate production chillers with site BMS and plant systems, and document systems for operations teams.

Designs, programs, tests, commissions, troubleshoots, and optimizes industrial control systems. Configures PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, and related control devices using automation programming languages. Develops system architectures, control philosophies, cause-and-effect diagrams, and control algorithms; supports on-site startup and commissioning. Collaborates with engineers, technicians, project managers, and customers while maintaining strong safety standards. The role includes approximately 25% domestic travel and requires industrial field experience, customer communication, and familiarity with major controls platforms.

Designs, programs, tests, commissions, and troubleshoots industrial control systems using PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, and automation technologies. Develops control architectures, algorithms, and documentation; optimizes system performance; and collaborates with engineers, technicians, project managers, and customers. The role requires industrial field experience, frequent overnight travel, on-site startup and commissioning, safety compliance, and familiarity with multiple control platforms.

As a Sr. Software Engineer in Embedded Systems, you will design, develop, and maintain embedded software for robotics products, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and solve complex engineering challenges.

Design and implement motor control and embedded real-time firmware for fluid system valves, pumps, and actuators. Develop closed-loop controllers, automated fill/drain/vent sequences, FDIR logic, HIL testing, and system-level validation. Integrate sensors, actuators, and control electronics; support propulsion hot-fire tests, ground ops, anomaly investigation, and cross-team integration with avionics and software.

Design and implement motor controls, embedded firmware, and closed-loop control for spacecraft fluid systems. Develop automated fill/drain/vent sequences, perform modeling and HIL testing, integrate sensors and actuators, create FDIR logic, and support integration, hot-fire testing, and anomaly investigation to deliver flight-ready control solutions.

Designs and commissions hardware, software, and network controls for commercial Building Automation Systems across new construction and retrofit projects. Responsibilities include interpreting plans and specifications, developing sequences of operation and manuals, applying value engineering, assessing project financials, ensuring regulatory compliance, and communicating with sales, mechanical engineering, field operations, customers, and management. The role supports HVAC control integration and energy-efficiency initiatives.

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.

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.

Design, analyze, simulate, implement, test, and deploy embedded guidance, navigation, and control systems for Starlink satellites. Responsibilities include electromechanical, attitude, propulsion, fluid, and power controls; state estimation; hardware sizing and validation; high-fidelity simulation; production C++ software; firmware bring-up; and spacecraft performance monitoring. The role supports hardware development and ultimately operates deployed features in space.

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.

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

Designs building automation controls systems for lower- to mid-level projects, including control drawings, material selection, sequences of operation, submittals, as-builts, and closeout documentation. Reads construction documents and schematics, selects system peripherals, collaborates with project teams, manages assigned budgets and schedules, resolves field issues, and prepares reports. Requires technical controls knowledge, computer-aided design proficiency, communication skills, safety training, and occasional travel to job sites.

Design and develop Rust-based automation frameworks and abstractions for distributed vehicle and hardware control systems. Build ground and vehicle automation, establish user-facing guardrails, write software tests, and support hardware testing for benchtop checkouts, engine hotfires, and flight objectives.

Design, program, deploy, and troubleshoot industrial controls and digital operations for manufacturing lines. Support PLC/HMI programming, MES integrations, field wiring, network communication, and automation projects while partnering with OT, IT, and manufacturing teams.

Lead automation projects across design, engineering, implementation, commissioning and lifecycle support. Serve as technical authority for control systems (DCS), provide cybersecurity and operational support, collaborate with sites and vendors, ensure safety and regulatory compliance, and travel for commissioning as needed.

Design, analyze, simulate, implement, test, and deploy guidance, navigation, and control systems for Starlink satellites and spacecraft hardware. Responsibilities include electromechanical, attitude, propulsion, fluid, and power controls; state estimation; embedded C++ flight software; hardware sizing and qualification; high-fidelity simulation development; production software testing; and fleet performance monitoring.

The Applications Engineer installs and integrates AI vision systems on production lines, troubleshoots issues, and provides customer support in manufacturing environments.

As a Controls Engineer II, you will design and commission electrical controls, oversee field installations, and ensure quality and safety compliance while effectively communicating with project stakeholders and customers.