{"id":1570040,"url":"https://alion.io/job/traysar-electrical-engineer-control-systems-2","title":"Electrical Engineer (Control Systems)","company":{"id":689534,"name":"Traysar","domain":"traysar.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/traysar","size_band":"51-200","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Ashby","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":75,"open_postings":4,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":1,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":null,"computed_at":"2026-10-01T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Hardware","role_family":"Hardware","seniority":"middle","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Austin, United States","Herzliya, Israel","Los Angeles, United States"],"countries":["US","IL"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":102000,"max_usd":201000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":402},"experience_years_min":3,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Sensor Fusion","optional":false},{"name":"C++","optional":true},{"name":"Python","optional":true},{"name":"ROS","optional":true},{"name":"Teleoperation","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-30T19:13:57Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-30","last_verified_at":"2026-10-01T07:34:18Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":1,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":1},"description":"About Traysar\nTraysar was founded in 2025 by second time tech founders, recipients of the Israel Defense Prize, and engineers from elite military units, the Boring Company and SpaceX. Backed by Lux Capital aside investors from Anduril, the leading autonomous defense company, Traysar is reclaiming Western Deterrence by developing and deploying technologies for the 5th domain of warfare: the underground.\nJob Summary\nTraysar is looking for a highly motivated, hands-on Controls Engineer to own remote operation and autonomy for our underground systems. You will own everything between the operator and the machine's hydraulics: control architecture, actuation, sensing, safety, and machine-side software. Your job is to make our machines respond reliably, safely, and predictably to remote and autonomous commands. The systems you build will be used to find and destroy hundreds of miles of tunnels currently used for terrorist activities. You will work closely with a mechanical/hydraulics engineer and report directly to Traysar's leadership.\nRESPONSIBILITIES:\nEnd-to-end ownership of remote operation and control systems for heavy hydraulic machinery: architecture, build, integration, and field demonstration.\n\nInterface with and extend existing machine controls, including OEM CAN/J1939 networks, electro-hydraulic valves, pilot-operated hydraulics, engine controls, and operator inputs.\n\nDesign and implement drive-by-wire and actuate-by-wire solutions for all critical machine functions, using electrified hydraulic controls, proportional solenoids, or mechanical actuation where needed.\n\nArchitect and implement safety systems, including independent remote E-stop, loss-of-link and watchdog behaviors, interlocks, safe-state logic, and local/remote mode arbitration.\n\nSelect and integrate controllers (PLCs, ruggedized mobile controllers, or embedded compute), sensors (pressure, position, load, inclination, motion), and cameras built for vibration, shock, dust, mud, and water.\n\nDevelop machine-side control software, operator interfaces, and command/telemetry interfaces that perform reliably under real-world latency and dropouts.\n\nDesign Traysar's control system architecture from the ground up to support sensor fusion, closed-loop control, and autonomy.\n\nProduce schematics, wiring diagrams, harness layouts, and build documentation so systems can be built and deployed repeatably.\n\nRun bench, hardware-in-the-loop, and field testing. Troubleshoot under load in the field, find root causes, and iterate quickly.\n\nBASIC QUALIFICATIONS:\n3+ years of hands-on experience in controls, mechatronics, or electrical engineering on heavy equipment, industrial machinery, or robotic systems.\n\nDegree in any field of engineering or equivalent training.\n\nProven experience interfacing with and controlling hydraulic machinery (construction, mining, agriculture, or similar).\n\nHands-on experience with CAN bus / J1939 and at least one of the following: PLCs, mobile machine controllers, or embedded microcontrollers.\n\nAbility to read, create, and modify electrical schematics and hydraulic circuit diagrams.\n\nA track record of shipping working hardware in the field, not just designs.\n\nExperience with heavy equipment hydraulic systems (tractors, excavators, mining systems).\n\nPREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:\nExperience retrofitting manned machines for teleoperation or autonomy (construction, mining, agriculture, defense, or robotics).\n\nBackground with electro-hydraulic proportional control, valve drivers, and closed-loop control of hydraulic actuators.\n\nProgramming experience in C/C++ and Python; familiarity with ROS/ROS 2, IEC 61131-3, or similar control frameworks.\n\nExperience designing safety-rated systems (ISO 13849, IEC 61508, or similar) and running FMEA or hazard analysis.\n\nExperience with ruggedized electronics, including IP-rated enclosures, EMI/EMC mitigation, and vibration/shock tolerance (MIL-STD-810 or ISO 16750 familiarity is a plus).\n\nExperience with sensor integration for machine state estimation (encoders, IMUs, pressure transducers, load cells) and low-latency video systems.\n\nDefense or mission-critical field deployment experience.\n\nComfortable working with incomplete documentation and making sound engineering decisions quickly.\n\nADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:\nExtended hours and weekend work will be required around critical field milestones.\n\nFrequent travel to field and test sites, working outdoors in heat, cold, mud, and rain.\n\nComfortable working around, and operating, heavy equipment and hydraulic systems.\n\nIf there is a fit, we'll schedule two technical interviews. 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