Industrial Controls, DSCE, EGSE, Automation Design Engineer, All Levels

About the role

This role supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable, and the vehicle was designed from the beginning to be human-capable.

Responsibilities

• Project leadership in all aspects of industrial control system, PLC hardware applications, design, fabrication support, PLC Software development
• Create new and modify existing electrical power and controls schematics, single line and interconnect diagrams
• Create new and modify existing assembly drawings of designs
• Design of Electrical Ground Support Equipment used to support a launch vehicle charge/discharge system
• Design of Launch Vehicle Electrical Umbilical & Disconnect Systems
• Design of Launch Vehicle Launch Ready, Commit, Abort Control System
• Design of Electrical Control systems used in ground support functions for fluid or mechanical operations
• Aid in peer review of internal and external supplier design documentation
• Work directly with technicians to progress fabrication, installation, and commissioning of new or modified systems at any Blue Origin site

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent experience
• Experience with AutoCad Electrical
• 1 - 5 years of experience in one or more of the following areas:
• Ground Up Design & Operations of Launch Vehicle Power & Control Systems
• Launch Vehicle Electrical Umbilical & Disconnect Systems
• Data Recording Systems
• Simulator Designs for Ground & Launch Vehicle Systems
• Control Systems for “Launch Vehicle Ready” Commit Signals, Including Pyro Devices
• Industrial control system design using Rockwell or Siemens hardware
• Cable design using Mil-Spec connectors

Qualifications

• Working Knowledge of AFSPCMAN-91-710
• Knowledge of NEC 70, NEC 70E, NFPA 79, UL508
• Familiarity with 38999, 5015, RNJ and other Mil-Spec connectors
• Familiarity with industrial control systems from Rockwell or Siemens
• Familiarity with IPC620
• Familiarity with USAF certification processes for EGSE systems, as applied to launch vehicle power, umbilical and control systems
• Experience of Creo with Windchill
• Experience with SCADA packages

Skills

• Ability to apply NEC electrical standards and NASA & CCAFS regulations for hazardous systems, as they affect requirements development, system activation, final certification, and operations/maintenance

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Short and long-term disability
• 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%
• Education Support Program
• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays

Pay

TBD

Schedule

TBD