Senior Automation and Controls Engineer, Satellites
SpaceX
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SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft with the mission of enabling humans to become a multi-planetary species. It operates the Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Starship launch vehicles, as well as the Starlink satellite internet constellation.
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The Automation and Controls Engineer, AI Satellites (Starmind) joins the Starmind team to develop an orbital compute fabric for high-performance AI processing in space. You will own the manufacturing line for hardware enabling on-orbit AI inference, specifically focusing on the assembly, integration, and testing of compute electronics, memory, and networking. Key responsibilities include designing and managing automation projects, architecting and debugging PLC code, and creating HMI screens. You will ensure factory safety by implementing ANSI/RIA15.06/OSHA compliant systems for robots and conveyors. Required skills include industrial automation design, electrical sizing of motors, and troubleshooting with multimeters and oscilloscopes. Technical proficiencies include Beckhoff TwinCAT, Ignition, EtherCAT, Profinet, and EPLAN. You will solve the challenge of delivering reliable power distribution and processing in extreme orbital environments.
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