Sr. Automation and Controls Engineer, Satellites (Starlink)

The role

You will lead multi-disciplinary projects involving machine design, robotics, motion systems, and factory health monitoring. You will design, develop, and manage automation projects to create high-volume satellite production factories.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and manage automation projects
• Perform initial factory ideation, machine commissioning and proof of rate capability
• Architect, write, and debug PLC code
• Implement ANSI/RIA15.06/OSHA compliant systems for robots, gantries, conveyors, and other manufacturing equipment
• Generate HMI screens
• Design electrical systems compliant to NEC, NFPA, & UL508A regulations
• Create schedules and budgets

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering, physics, or computer science discipline
• 5+ years of total experience in industrial or factory automation design and implementation OR 5+ years of experience designing and building electro-mechanical/robotic/automated systems or products
• Ability to work long hours and weekends as necessary to support critical milestones

Nice to have

• Excited by a quick and iterative design and manufacturing role
• Proven ability to solve complex problems with simple solutions in both design and implementation stages
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Ability to engineer creative, new approaches to problems while adhering to ANSI/RIA15.06/OSHA safety requirements
• Machine design with focus on speed, reliability, maintainability, and safety
• Motion system sizing and implementation
• Fundamental structures hand calculations and ability to design for strength and stiffness
• CAD and product lifecycle management programs utilizing geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, preferred Siemens NX and Teamcenter
• Familiarity with manufacturing processes and how to design for manufacturability
• Exposure to some variety of production machinery, industrial sensors, and equipment

Benefits

• Company stock or long-term cash awards
• Potential discretionary bonuses
• Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• 3 weeks of paid vacation
• 10 or more paid holidays per year
• Paid sick time in compliance with state and federal law
• Company shuttles from select Seattle locations to the SpaceX Redmond office Monday to Friday

Before you apply

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, o

About the company

SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make human life on Mars possible. The company is committed to keeping all engineering and production in-house.