Jobs at Allen Control Systems

Fabricate and terminate wiring harnesses, solder and rework electronic assemblies, test and troubleshoot circuits, and assemble robotic systems. Read schematics and engineering drawings, document repairs, and support mechanical integration. The role also handles site logistics such as shipping, receiving, and office organization while supporting a small engineering team in Mountain View.

Develop, test, maintain, and enhance internal enterprise applications and integrations. Build APIs, database queries, application logic, and user interfaces; support Odoo ERP and other business systems; troubleshoot issues; participate in code reviews, testing, sprint planning, and SDLC activities; and document applications and processes. Collaborate with engineers and business stakeholders to translate requirements into software solutions while developing secure, maintainable, and performant enterprise applications.

Owns administration, configuration, governance, and continuous improvement for Jira and Confluence. Responsibilities include designing workflows, managing permissions and access, configuring automation and dashboards, administering Confluence spaces, supporting integrations and Marketplace apps, troubleshooting issues, monitoring platform health, documenting standards, training users, and supporting migrations and change management.

Build and operate CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM detection and monitoring capabilities. Responsibilities include onboarding and normalizing log sources, authoring and tuning CQL searches and detection rules, maintaining dashboards, integrating telemetry across endpoint, identity, and cloud environments, reducing false positives, and partnering with IT and engineering to close security gaps and improve compliance readiness.

Own and secure on-premises and AWS network infrastructure for a defense technology organization. Design network segmentation, administer firewalls, troubleshoot complex multi-site issues, and maintain detailed network documentation. Partner with IT, security, and engineering teams to deliver reliable, compliant environments supporting regulated defense operations and organizational growth.

Owns AWS infrastructure, Kubernetes clusters, Terraform modules, networking, access controls, secrets management, deployment pipelines, reliability, performance, and incident response for a security-sensitive defense technology organization.

Supports manufacturing engineers with process improvement, work instructions, fixtures, tooling, production layouts, data analysis, root cause investigations, continuous improvement, capacity planning, NPI, equipment validation, and hands-on production activities. Collaborates with manufacturing, quality, design engineering, supply chain, and operations teams while contributing to engineering documentation and assigned improvement projects.

Supports procurement, planning, inventory, logistics, supplier management, production readiness, and supply chain data analysis in a manufacturing environment. Responsibilities include purchase orders, supplier follow-up, material availability monitoring, ERP/MRP data maintenance, inventory accuracy, reporting, sourcing support, supplier performance tracking, and continuous improvement projects. The intern collaborates with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, and Operations teams and presents project findings.

Electrical Engineering Interns will support the design and integration of electrical systems for autonomous defense hardware. Responsibilities may include circuit design, wire harnesses, interconnects, embedded hardware bring-up, power distribution, signal integrity, and hands-on debugging using oscilloscopes and multimeters. Interns will work onsite with experienced engineers during a 10–12 week summer program and contribute to systems intended for field deployment.

Own day-to-day NetSuite administration and configuration, build customizations and API integrations, maintain data integrity and governance, create reports and dashboards, provide user support and training, and coordinate larger implementations with internal and external partners.

Summer 2027 intern supporting real-time computer vision and machine learning systems for autonomous counter-drone platforms. Responsibilities include detecting, tracking, and classifying aerial threats; generating training data; building data pipelines; optimizing models for NVIDIA Jetson embedded hardware; and experimenting with sensor fusion, tracking robustness, and field performance. The role involves hands-on collaboration with engineers developing deployed defense systems.

Mechanical Engineering Interns will design, analyze, prototype, and test precision mechanical systems for autonomous defense hardware. Responsibilities include CAD design, tolerancing, structural and thermal analysis, hands-on prototyping, and testing. Interns will collaborate with electrical and manufacturing engineers to advance designs from concept through production. Candidates should be pursuing Mechanical Engineering or a related degree, have CAD experience, and demonstrate interest in precision mechanisms, robotics, or electromechanical systems.

Software Engineering Intern developing software for autonomous defense systems, including sensor integration, computer vision, real-time control systems, embedded Linux applications, and internal engineering tools. Interns may contribute to full-stack or backend projects supporting engineering, manufacturing, and field operations. The role is an on-site, hands-on summer internship in Austin with direct mentorship and ownership of production-impacting work.

Systems Engineering Intern supporting autonomous defense systems through requirements definition, systems integration, verification planning, testing, engineering analysis, modeling, simulation, and margin or budget analysis. The role is an on-site summer internship in Austin, Texas, collaborating directly with mechanical, electrical, software, and controls engineers on Bullfrog counter-drone systems.

Lead simulation, prediction, and validation of structural performance in dynamic electromechanical defense systems. Perform linear and nonlinear FEA, transient dynamics, vibration, shock, fatigue, and structural analyses. Collaborate with designers, controls, and test engineers to improve product durability, manufacturability, cost, and performance. Correlate simulations with physical testing and produce rigorous technical reports. The role supports systems exposed to firing loads, recoil, impact, drops, transportation shock, and other extreme environments.

Summer 2027 internship opportunities at a defense technology company developing autonomous robotic systems. Interns may work on software connecting sensors, computer vision, and control systems; real-time systems; embedded Linux applications; internal tools; or backend and full-stack projects. Candidates should be pursuing a relevant degree, have coursework or projects using C++, Python, Kotlin, or Java, and demonstrate interest in embedded or systems-level software and a hands-on builder mindset.

Lead the supplier quality program across qualification, audits, performance management, corrective actions, and risk reduction. Partner with Supply Chain, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Quality teams during supplier development, new product introduction, production ramp, and first article inspections. Establish scorecards, quality standards, inspection strategies, and scalable processes aligned with AS9100 and ISO 9001. Resolve supplier nonconformances, drive root-cause analysis and SCAR closure, support audits, and mentor the growing supplier quality function.

Lead daily machine shop operations, including CNC and manual machining, staffing, scheduling, quality, safety, equipment readiness, and continuous improvement. Manage and develop machinists and programmers while coordinating with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Production teams. Provide technical oversight of machining processes, tooling, fixturing, programming, capacity planning, and troubleshooting. Drive Lean initiatives, production KPIs, corrective actions, and scalable processes for prototype and production machining.

Manage the full-cycle, high-volume accounts payable process, including invoice processing, three-way matching, GL and cost-center coding, vendor payments, reimbursements, reconciliations, accruals, aging reports, vendor maintenance, and audit support. Resolve invoice discrepancies and vendor inquiries while supporting manufacturing procurement and month-end close. The role uses NetSuite, Ramp, Mercury, Rippling, and Excel in a fast-paced defense hardware startup.

Build and maintain manufacturing standard costs, BOMs, labor rates, overhead allocations, variance analysis, ERP costing modules, inventory valuation, and cost rollups. Support DCAA indirect cost rates, government contract pricing, month-end close, inventory reconciliation, WIP accounting, and manufacturing variance journals. Partner cross-functionally with engineering, operations, and supply chain during production ramp and provide cost insights for pricing and operational decisions.