Senior Controls Engineer - San Diego, CA, United States
Manufacturing & Equipment Engineering
$109,200 - $150,150 USD yearly
Originally posted 2 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As a Senior Controls Engineer, you will develop advanced control solutions for high-precision mechatronic systems to improve the performance, reliability, and manufacturability of technology supporting semiconductor production.
What you'll do
- Lead the design and delivery of advanced control solutions for complex mechatronic modules.
- Translate product needs into clear requirements, specifications, interfaces, and verification plans.
- Develop control concepts, evaluate feasibility, and select practical approaches, materials, and technologies.
- Create detailed designs, models, documentation, test methods, and qualification plans.
- Integrate subsystems, investigate performance issues, and recommend improvements based on test results.
- Coordinate technical work across engineering teams, suppliers, customers, and project partners.
What you'll need
- Master’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, mechatronics, controls engineering, or a related field.
- Minimum of five years of relevant experience developing controls for complex mechatronic or electromechanical systems.
- Experience leading technical work and advising engineering leaders or project managers.
- Strong knowledge of control theory, system dynamics, modeling, simulation, integration, and testing.
- Experience with MATLAB, Simulink, Python, or comparable engineering and data-analysis tools.
- Experience working with adjacent engineering disciplines and understanding subsystem interactions.
Skills: controls engineer, mechatronic, electromechanical systems, control theory, system dynamics