Precision Fluid Controls, Inc. designs, manufactures and tests components for launch vehicles and ground support applications—providing many types of valves including throttling valves, ball valves, check and relief valves, vent and relief valves, pressure reducing, both manual and dome loaded, regulators, sleeve valves, butterfly valves, solenoid valves plus many others.About the Role:We are seeking a hands‑on automation and electrical engineer to design, build, and integrate custom automated systems. This role spans full lifecycle development—from greenfield system design through integration with existing equipment, including extracting and instrumenting signals from legacy or closed platforms to enable advanced data collection.The role is a fully on‑site role located in our Lincoln, CA.What You'll Do:Design electrical architectures for custom automated systems, including schematics, panel layouts, and power distributionCollaborate with mechanical engineers to define system interfaces and ensure robust machine designDevelop and program PLCs, HMIs, and motion systemsIntegrate sensors, actuators, robotics, and vision systemsInstrument existing machines to capture data not natively exposed to OEM systemsAccess and interpret electrical signals (analog, digital, encoder, etc.)Develop non-invasive or minimally invasive data acquisition solutionsInterface with legacy equipment using custom hardware or communication protocolsTroubleshoot and debug systems at the component, subsystem, and system levelSupport commissioning, startup, and continuous improvement initiativesWhat You'll Need:Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experiences)5-10+ years in automation, controls, or machine designStrong experience with PLC programming (e.g., Allen‑Bradley, Siemens, Beckhoff)Electrical design and schematicsIndustrial sensors and instrumentationDemonstrated ability to work with existing equipment and integrate new capabilitiesPreferred/Differentiating Skills:Experience extracting signals from legacy or undocumented systemsProficiency with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and signal debuggingExperience with data acquisition systems or edge computing platformsFamiliarity with industrial communication protocols (Modbus, OPC UA, serial interfaces)Experience designing custom instrumentation or retrofitting machinesEmbedded systems or microcontroller experience (Arduino, STM32, etc.)What Success Looks Like:You can walk up to a closed machine and figure out how to get meaningful data out of itYou can design a system from scratch and bring it to lifeYou can bridge gaps between mechanical design, electrical systems, and data infrastructure#J-18808-Ljbffr