Senior Automation & Controls Engineer, Asset Engineering
SpaceX
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This role pays less than 87% of similar roles. Most pay $134,375–$196,350 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $115k versus about $165k for comparable roles.
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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.
SpaceX currently has 841 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $125,000–$165,000 across 581 roles with salary data.
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JOB TITLE: Automation & Controls Engineer (Facilities) As a member of the critical infrastructure team, you will design, build, and activate advanced manufacturing facilities and automated solutions to support rapid R&D, production, and asset management. You will participate in conceptual development, lay out industrial electrical control panels compliant with NFPA79, NEC, and UL508A, and create electrical, pneumatic, and fluid schematics. Daily tasks include simulating processes using ABB Robotstudio, Kuka Sim, and Siemens Process Simulate, as well as architecting and debugging PLC code. You will manage cabinet builds, field wiring, and component sizing for servo motors and controllers. Required skills include PLC programming with Siemens TIA Portal and Beckhoff TwinCat 3, HMI/SCADA programming, and experience with C#, .NET, Python, or SQL. You will solve complex problems within fast-paced iterative manufacturing environments.
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