Controls Engineer (Automation)

Location: Beloit, Wisconsin, United States; onsite role with approximately 30% travel per year, including customer land-based and shipboard sites.

Company

hirify.global develops secure, mission-driven technology and engineering solutions for naval and defense applications.

What you will do

• Design and develop control and automation solutions for engine controls, davit controls, test stands, and other naval ship systems.
• Develop new products, upgrades, and retrofits through the product development phase-gate process.
• Define development scope and effort, prepare technical proposals, engineering submittals, reports, design drawings, bills of material, and cable/wire interconnect schedules.
• Design and implement industrial networks using Modbus TCP/RTU and Industrial Ethernet.
• Support product design, testing, commissioning, and customer acceptance at FMD facilities and land-based or shipboard customer sites.
• Work with customers and cross-functional teams while maintaining documentation, cybersecurity compliance, and current knowledge of autonomy, AI, and control-system automation.

Requirements

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Control Systems Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3–5 years of experience in electrical control-system programming, electrical-system design, power distribution, project or task management, and equipment installation.
• At least 1 year of experience with networks such as CANBUS, Modbus, and Ethernet.
• Strong knowledge of PLC programming and HMI development, mainly Rockwell and Automation Direct, with some Siemens experience.
• Ability to identify issues, develop practical solutions, and implement them through completion; experience designing and troubleshooting industrial controls and power systems.
• Proficiency reading and understanding electrical drawings and creating electrical schematics with AutoCAD or similar software.
• Strong written, verbal, interpersonal, and technical business communication skills; ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and similar tools.
• Ability to travel approximately 30% per year.
• US citizenship is required, with proof of citizenship and attestation of no dual citizenship, because the role may provide access to NOFORN Unclassified Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information.

Nice to have

• Maritime defense, ship design, or ship-systems design experience.
• Experience with MATLAB, Simulink, controls documentation, commissioning documentation, Oracle, MS Project, SCADA, or HMI software development.
• Government-related cybersecurity experience and familiarity with deploying AI solutions.
• Application development with Python, JavaScript, C, or C++.
• Ability to read mechanical drawings, P&IDs, and water, air, or hydraulic-system drawings.
• Demonstrated experience testing and troubleshooting energized electrical control systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on secure, mission-driven naval and defense technology solutions.
• Collaborate with customers, sales, proposal, engineering, and cross-functional teams.
• Support product testing and acceptance at company facilities, land-based sites, and ships at sea or in port.