Manufacturing Controls Engineer

The role

You will design and implement manufacturing lines to produce battery backup systems. You will work with cross-functional teams to establish and realize manufacturing system functionality.

What you will do

• Design and launch manufacturing lines for new products being mass-produced for the first time.
• Develop controls systems that merge traditional PLC logic with a modern software stack.
• Perform hands-on work with full-scale production equipment from initial commissioning to mass production and ramp.
• Contribute to hardware and software standards for future equipment development.
• Lead machine suppliers to successful project delivery.
• Collaborate on high-level machine and line designs decisions.
• Lead supplier design reviews and factory acceptance testing.
• Coordinate across multiple internal teams to land a successful production line at any Base facility.

Required qualifications

• 3+ years programming experience in PLC or industrial controllers (e.g., Allen-Bradley, Siemens).
• Experience programming and setting up industrial robots (e.g., Fanuc, KUKA).
• Electrical schematic design using ePLAN or AutoCAD.
• Experience in a manufacturing setting.
• Hands-on experience troubleshooting and fixing electro-mechanical devices.
• Familiar with common hand tools and diagnostic tools (e.g., multimeters).
• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics Engineering, Computer Science, similar degree, or equivalent experience.

About the company

Base is America’s next-generation power company rebuilding the foundation of modern civilization by deploying a vast network of distributed batteries. The Manufacturing Engineering team owns the interface between a proof of concept and a scalable, profitable product.