Controls Engineer Contract (Additive Manufacturing)

Location: Devens, Massachusetts, United States. Weekend-based schedule from Friday through Monday with hands-on commissioning and troubleshooting of production equipment.

Salary: $65–$90 per hour.

Company

hirify.global develops and operates industrial-scale laser metal additive manufacturing and precision machining capabilities for aerospace, defense, medical, and other essential industries.

What you will do

• Develop, integrate, test, commission, and support automation and control hardware and software for industrial metal additive manufacturing equipment.
• Commission and troubleshoot new equipment and integrate it into the production environment.
• Develop and optimize machine data transfer and collection systems for the additive manufacturing production ecosystem.
• Contribute to building a highly productive additive manufacturing system.
• Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to improve system efficiency and reliability.
• Support continuous process improvement and rollouts of equipment upgrades.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, robotics, or a related field with 7+ years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree with 1+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience designing, developing, commissioning, and troubleshooting hardware and software for industrial control systems and manufacturing equipment.
• Experience with coordinated motion control, safety systems, HMI, data collection, process monitoring, industrial networks, and communications protocols.
• Experience with automation platforms such as B&R, Beckhoff, or similar systems.
• Programming experience in at least three IEC 61131-3 languages, including LD, SFC, FBD, CFC, or ST; ST and SFC are preferred.
• Experience with version control, sensors and actuators, electrical schematics, control-system sizing, power distribution, and electrical control panels compliant with applicable standards.

Nice to have

• Experience designing and tuning closed-loop systems for position, pressure, flow, and temperature control.
• Experience creating software design documentation, root-cause analyses, and engineering change orders.
• Additive manufacturing or laser welding experience, including Powder Bed Fusion, Directed Energy Deposition, or Direct Metal Laser Sintering.
• Strong ownership, communication, independent working, practical problem-solving, and willingness to learn.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a fast-paced startup environment focused on metal additive manufacturing.
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Generous paid time off.
• 401(k) plan with company match.