Automation & Controls Engineer for Satellite Production

SpaceX; Union Hill-Novelty Hill (WA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shuttle service from Seattle locations

Paid vacation 3 weeks

10+ holidays per year

Medical, vision, dental insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Disability and life insurance

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking an Automation & Controls Engineer (Starlink) to design and implement automated manufacturing systems, write PLC code, and deploy vision-guided robotics. You will improve process efficiency, build robust interfaces, and help safety-critical controls across Starlink production.

The role requires a STEM degree and hands-on automation experience in manufacturing, with strong communication and adaptability in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science, or another STEM discipline.
• 1+ years of experience in design and commissioning of automation and control systems in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, qualify and implement projects spanning machine design, robotics and manufacturing processes from ideation to production.
• Architect, write, and debug PLC code.
• Implement vision systems for robotic guidance, quality control and data collection.
• Design systems to track factory performance and collaborate across teams to increase manufacturing efficiency in a data driven way.
• Design user interfaces that make complex machines easy to use and troubleshoot.
• Create electrical, pneumatic and fluid schematics for control panels.
• Keep our factories safe by implementing ANSI/RIA15.06/OSHA compliant systems.

Skills

Automation engineering

PLC programming

Robotics programming

HMI/SCADA/IoT

Machine vision

Electrical schematics

Safety standards

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

B.S. in Computer Science

Tools

Beckhoff TwinCAT

ABB Rapid

Cognex Vision Pro

Halcon

OpenCV

SQL

C#

.NET

Python

EtherCAT

PROFINET

Ethernet/IP

Modbus TCP/RTU

EPLAN

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

Job description

SpaceX is seeking an Automation & Controls Engineer (Starlink) to design and implement automated manufacturing systems, write PLC code, and deploy vision-guided robotics. You will improve process efficiency, build robust interfaces, and help safety-critical controls across Starlink production.

The role requires a STEM degree and hands-on automation experience in manufacturing, with strong communication and adaptability in a fast-paced environment.