Senior Controls Engineer

About the Company

Karman Industries is at the forefront of revolutionizing industrial thermal energy. We are developing the revolutionary Heat Processing Unit (HPU) to reinvent thermal handling for giga-scale data centers and AI factories using supercritical CO2 chiller systems.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate within a multidisciplinary team to design and develop all aspects of heat pump systems
• Own critical hardware, software, and components, including manufacturing and assembly of early prototypes
• Generate complex electrical schematics, cable lists, instrumentation diagrams, and controller logic
• Analyze and implement compliance and certification requirements for industrial deployment
• Partner with internal manufacturing and external partners to iterate and ensure efficient system builds
• Ensure designs meet performance targets, cost objectives, and program schedules
• Test and validate systems through the development cycle

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, computer science, chemical engineering, physics, or a related discipline
• 3+ years of experience in developing complex industrial, manufacturing, or embedded control systems
• Demonstrated capacity to drive control system development across both software and hardware
• Expertise in control system platforms such as Allen Bradley, Beckhoff, Siemens, ABB, or Mitsubishi
• Highly self-motivated and detail-oriented with excellent communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher in a related field
• Experience with high-speed motor applications and instrumentation
• Competency with Ignition or similar SCADA systems
• Knowledge of field buses including ModBus, Ethernet/IP, ProfiNet, EtherCAT, or CANBus
• Familiarity with turbomachinery design, analysis, and testing
• Proficiency in Python or other programming languages
• Deep understanding of manufacturing environments and design for manufacturability