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Controls Engineer, PLC Programming
Arlington, TX
✨ $90k-$130k / yearest.
full-timemidSatellite communications
🛠 Tech Stack
💼 About This Role
You'll architect and deploy Beckhoff TwinCAT 3 control systems for robotic and precision-assembly manufacturing lines. Your work will directly impact connectivity from space by building a LEO satellite system. You'll integrate with Fanuc robots and EtherCAT for world-class reliability.
🎯 What You'll Do
- Design and program Beckhoff PLCs using TwinCAT 3 with Structured Text and FBD.
- Configure EtherCAT topologies, motion axes, and I/O mapping.
- Integrate Beckhoff systems with Fanuc robots and sensors over TCP/IP, OPC-UA.
- Support on-site commissioning and debugging of production automation cells.
📋 Requirements
- 3–8 years hands-on Beckhoff/TwinCAT 3 experience in production automation.
- PLC programming in Structured Text, Ladder, and FBD.
- Motion control tuning and EtherCAT configuration.
- Electrical schematics and industrial communication protocols.
✨ Nice to Have
- Experience with Fanuc robots and end effectors.
- Background in aerospace, semiconductor, or satellite manufacturing.
- Safety PLC programming experience.
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