Automation Controls Engineer - High-Impact Systems

Blue Origin; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 182,000 - 254,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin's Factory Automation team seeks an Automation Controls Engineer to own end-to-end controls projects from concept to ramp-up. You will define architectures, coordinate across R&D, design, build, installation, and commissioning, delivering automated manufacturing solutions across facilities.

The role requires hands-on PLC/HMI programming, safety systems experience, and collaboration with diverse teams to ensure dependable production systems across programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Controls, or related engineering field.
• Min 6 years hands-on experience developing and integrating industrial controls and automation systems from scratch including PLC and HMI programming as core competencies, control system architecture design, and broad exposure to robots, conveyors, CNC, and related tooling.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and review electrical and mechanical drawings.
• Experience with industrial safety system design including functional safety devices and safety PLCs.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or eligible to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with applications engineers on conceptual automated manufacturing equipment, providing controls architecture input.
• Design control system architectures including network topology, I/O distribution, safety systems, and communication protocols.
• Lead industrial controls and electrical design of bespoke automation systems.
• Develop offline simulations of automated systems to validate control logic, robot paths, and cycle times.
• Transition from offline development to online debugging and commissioning of PLC/HMI programs.
• Integrate auxiliary equipment and tools into unified control systems.
• Work with panel fabricators and field installation teams; provide technical support during integration and commissioning.
• Lead factory and site acceptance testing.
• Lead build, installation, commissioning, and start-up of automated manufacturing systems.
• Create and deliver controls documentation packages including sequence of operations, I/O lists, diagrams.

Skills

PLC programming

HMI programming

Industrial controls design

Robot/automation integration

Electrical drawings interpretation

Safety system design

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Controls, or related engineering field

Tools

Plant Simulate

Process Simulate

Visual Components

KUKA.Sim

RobotStudio

AutoCAD Electrical

EPLAN

Job description

Blue Origin's Factory Automation team seeks an Automation Controls Engineer to own end-to-end controls projects from concept to ramp-up. You will define architectures, coordinate across R&D, design, build, installation, and commissioning, delivering automated manufacturing solutions across facilities.

The role requires hands-on PLC/HMI programming, safety systems experience, and collaboration with diverse teams to ensure dependable production systems across programs.