Automation & Controls Engineer

The role

You will work with production and engineering teams to concept, develop, and roll out automation projects. You will design electromechanical automation assemblies and implement HMI strategy and PLC automation to support a vertically integrated production system.

What you will do

• Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and production engineers to ensure seamless production automation
• Design and develop production tooling electromechanical automation assemblies in-house or through vendors
• Own hands-on buildout, activation, and qualification of automation and controls projects
• Implement HMI strategy and PLC automation
• Understand build flow, production reliability, and process control to increase production takt rate and first pass yield

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, manufacturing, aero space, materials or other relevant engineering discipline
• 2+ years of experience in a high-volume manufacturing, production, or hands-on engineering environment
• Strong hands-on aptitude and willingness to work directly with hardware on the production floor
• Exposure to precision assembly or electromechanical integration processes
• Ability to read engineering drawings, schematics, and technical documentation
• Experience setting up a manufacturing/production floor for first article builds

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience with industrial automation hardware & controls, PLC/HMI/Robotics software control stacks, electrical and fluid schematics
• Exposure to space, defense, or other high-reliability manufacturing environments
• Experience designing automation systems for manufacturability
• Demonstrated experience developing production processes from the ground up including driving design improvements for manufacturing
• Experience working closely with technicians and build tooling
• Familiarity with CAD software (NX or equivalent) and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T)

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Medical/dental/vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Many other perks

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. person as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export control license

About the company

K2 is building the largest and highest-power satellites ever flown for missions from LEO to deep space. The company is mass-producing high-power satellite platforms and is a high-growth Series D-funded company.