Sr. Automation & Controls Engineer (Starship)

Responsibilities

• Participate in the design and development of new and existing control systems critical to the launch organization
• Architect, write, and debug PLC code, emphasizing generating organized, structured, documented, maintainable, and reusable code for manufacturing applications
• Design and implement the controls network infrastructure and interfaces to data acquisition systems trading cost, complexity and redundancy
• Lay out new industrial electrical control panels that are NFPA79/NEC/UL508A compliant and create electrical, pneumatic, and fluid schematics
• Manage electrical cabinet builds, field wiring, pneumatic and fluid plumbing
• Manage the checkouts and activation testing of new equipment
• Write robust and scalable procedures to activate technicians to quickly and reliably build and activate new control systems
• Provide hands on troubleshooting support for a variety of active and critical ground support equipment tooling
• Provide innovative solutions to special requirements and challenges faced by the team, which can range from integrating specialized equipment to challenging operating environment, packaging or loading

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, mechatronics engineering, or other engineering discipline
• 5+ years of experience with instrumentation power systems design, data acquisition systems, or programmable controllers (internship/project experience qualifies)

Preferred Skills And Experience

• Proficiency or direct hands-on experience in one or more of the following: electronics test rack design and build, data acquisition setup and field measurements, build of electronics systems or test systems for local assembly or industrial applications
• Exposure to a wide variety of production machinery, industrial sensors, and equipment (vision systems, dispense systems, temperature controllers, laser distance sensors, Nut-Runners, etc)
• Hands-on experience building and commissioning high quality electrical control panels and electro-mechanical systems
• Electrical schematic CAD experience using EPlan
• C#, .NET, python and/or SQL experience
• PLC programming experience, preferably Siemens TIA Portal
• HMI and SCADA programming experience, preferably with Ignition software
• Knowledge of NEC, NFPA 79, UL508A codes
• Able to collaborate with a wide range of people and effectively work in a team in a high-pressure, dynamic environment
• Able to work in a fast-paced, autonomously driven, and demanding atmosphere

Additional Requirements

• Ability to pass Air Force background check for Cape Canaveral
• Willingness to work weekends and night shifts as needed; flexibility required
• Willingness to travel to other launch sites in support of operational activities and launches; travel requirement is up to 15%

Qualifications

• Ability to conform to U.S. Government export regulations
• U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), Refugee under 8 U.S.C.1157, or Asylee under 8 U.S.C.1158, or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State