Automation & Controls Engineer, Assembly Manufacturing (Starlink)

The role

You will lead multi-disciplinary projects spanning machine design, robotics, motion systems, and factory health monitoring. This role involves designing, developing, and managing automation projects for high-rate Starlink factories.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and manage automation projects
• 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
• 1+ years of experience in one or a combination of industrial or factory automation design and implementation
• Involvement with a project team designing and building electro-mechanical/robotic/automated systems or products beyond classroom assignments
• Ability to work long hours and weekends as necessary to support critical milestones
• Must be willing to travel up to 10%

Nice to have

• Ability to engineer creative, new approaches to problems while adhering to ANSI/RIA15.06/OSHA safety requirements
• Experience with electromechanical systems
• Electrical sizing of motors, cables, circuit protection, VFD’s, motor starters, various other motion systems
• Design of fail-safe electrical circuits using both safety logic controllers and safety-rated relays
• Hands-on experience troubleshooting industrial electrical systems using tools like multimeters, oscilloscopes, EMI probes
• Proficiency in understanding and creating electrical schematics and single line diagrams (EPLAN preferred)
• Field bus networks, serial communication, and Ethernet communication
• Hands-on experience designing and commissioning high quality electrical panels and electro-mechanical systems
• Knowledge of NEC, NFPA, UL508A codes
• PLC programming, preferably Beckhoff TwinCAT structured text programming

Before you apply

• 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, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligibl

About the company

SpaceX is developing technologies to enable human life on Mars. They are deploying Starlink, a large satellite constellation providing broadband internet.