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# Software Engineer, Controls & Automation

- **Company:** Layup Parts, Inc.
- **Location:** Huntington Beach, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $140,000.0 - $160,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C++ (Programming Language), Communications Protocols, Software Debugging, Robotic Automation Software, Software Engineering, Allen-Bradley Factory Automation Equipment
- **Published:** August 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=b215255ffa9b75f5

## About the Role

* 3+ years of software engineering experience, with strong C++ skills
 * Experience with some form of controls systems: factory automation, robotics, automotive systems, avionics, or other physical systems controlled by software
 * Comfortable working directly with hardware and machine interfaces, not just application-layer software
 * Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to trace issues across both software and the physical systems they control
 * Able to work independently in a fast-paced environment with limited existing documentation or structure
 * Solid understanding of how software interacts with sensors, actuators, and feedback loops in a controlled system
 * Comfortable being a support resource for production issues while also carrying forward new development work, * Robotics experience
 * PLC experience (Beckhoff, Siemens, Allen-Bradley, or similar)
 * Experience with real-time or embedded systems
 * Experience with manufacturing execution systems (MES) or other factory-floor software
 * Familiarity with communication protocols common in industrial settings
 * Manufacturing or production environment experience
 * Experience in a startup or small-team environment

## Description

We're looking for a Controls/Automation Software Engineer to join our robotics and software team as a core support and build resources across our machine automation systems - ovens, autoclaves, and other machine integrations into our broader production system. You'll be an owner of robotics team outputs once they move from R&D into production, acting as the support function that keeps automated systems running, resolves field issues, and keeps development features moving forward., * Serve as a core support and build resource across the robotics and automation software team

 * Own machine automation systems in production, including ovens, autoclaves, and other integrated equipment
 * Take ownership of robotics team outputs once R&D work transitions into production
 * Field and resolve issues from automated production systems, developing lasting solutions rather than one-off fixes
 * Keep development of new automation features moving alongside support work


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