# Senior Controls Engineer at Boxbot

- Company: Boxbot
- What the company does: Backed by Pear VC.
- Company website: https://www.boxbot.io/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Alameda, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $150K to $200K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-07-20
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/boxbot/c1ee43db-afd2-438b-b86b-3690535aa425
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/boxbot-senior-controls-engineer/

## About the role

We’re a close-knit, well-funded team moving quickly to bring this technology to market. We’re looking for builders who take pride in their work, thrive on solving hard problems, and are excited to help shape the future of automated storage and logistics. If you love new projects, building awesome products and getting stuff done, then we want to talk to you!

## What they're looking for

- Program and debug structured text on PLC controller platforms (Beckhoff TwinCAT)
- Develop code that is organized, structured, documented, maintainable and reusable
- Create robust programs and sequences to control complex, multi-station machinery to perform processes such as material pick and place, sortation, conveyance, storage/retrieval, and material transport
- Write and utilize communication protocols such as OPC-UA to interface equipment with Boxbot's proprietary software (BOS) and to collect data into production databases
- Set up and tune servo drives and VFDs for fast and smooth operation (Beckhoff, Yaskawa etc.)
- Design and implement reliable control safety systems for gantries, conveyors, ASRS equipment, and other high-volume material handling equipment as per codes and standards

Tags: Engineering - Other