Automation & Controls Engineer

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Redmond, WA
Salary: $100,000–$135,000 / yr
Posted: 81 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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About SpaceX

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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TL;DR · Automation & Controls Engineer

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The Automation & Controls Engineer (Starlink) joins the Starlink Tooling and Automation team to develop high-volume satellite production systems. This role involves designing, building, and qualifying projects spanning machine design, robotics, and manufacturing processes from initial ideation to production. Key responsibilities include architecting and debugging PLC code, implementing vision systems for robotic guidance and quality control, and designing user interfaces for complex machines. The engineer will create electrical, pneumatic, and fluid schematics while ensuring ANSI/RIA15.06/OSHA compliance. Required technical skills include experience with PLCs, COTS robots, servo motion, and field bus protocols like EtherCAT or Modbus TCP/RTU. Candidates should possess proficiency in Beckhoff TwinCAT, ABB Rapid, SQL, C#, Python, and vision tools like Cognex Vision Pro to solve manufacturing efficiency problems.

Skills

PLC Beckhoff TwinCAT Python C# .NET SQL ABB Rapid MQTT OPC-UA OpenCV Cognex Vision Pro EtherCAT PROFINET Ethernet/IP Modbus TCP/RTU EPLAN SCADA HMI Statistical Process Control Robotics Machine Vision

What you'll do

Design, build, qualify, and implement machine design, robotics, and manufacturing projects from ideation to production.
Architect, write, and debug PLC code for industrial automation.
Implement vision systems for robotic guidance, quality control, and data collection.
Design systems to control processes and track factory performance using data-driven methods.
Create user interfaces to make complex machines easy to use and troubleshoot.
Develop electrical, pneumatic, and fluid schematics for control panels.
Implement ANSI/RIA15.06/OSHA compliant systems to ensure factory safety.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science, or another STEM discipline.
1+ years of experience in the design and commissioning of automation and control systems in a manufacturing environment.
Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible for Department of State authorization.
Proven ability to solve complex problems with simple solutions and little supervision (preferred).
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal (preferred).
Hands-on experience with industrial automation hardware, field bus networking, or specific machinery and processes (preferred).
Proficiency in PLC programming, robotics programming, HMI, SCADA, IoT, SQL, C#, .NET, or Python (preferred).
Experience in electrical sizing, fail-safe circuit design, and troubleshooting industrial electrical systems (preferred).