Automation & Controls Engineer (High-Volume)

InvestedintheMission; Bastrop (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX, the company behind Starlink, is seeking an Automation and Controls Engineer in its INSOURCE Manufacturing group for Starlink production. You will design, develop, and manage automation projects across injection molding, die casting, stamping, and mold manufacturing, emphasizing safety and rapid iteration.

Collaborating with design, manufacturing, and operations, you will write PLC code, create intuitive HMI screens, and ensure electrical systems meet NEC/NFPA/UL508A standards, while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.
• 1+ years of experience in design and commissioning of controls systems for industrial applications.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and manage automation projects
• Manage specifications, cost, lead-time, installation, and commissioning of new equipment
• Own safety strategy and planning, ANSI/RIA15.06/OSHA compliant systems
• Collaborate with mechanical designers and manufacturing engineers to create system requirements and architecture
• Create and maintain equipment documentation and drawings for hand-off to operations
• Debug, root-cause, and iterate on equipment in high-rate production
• Architect, write, and debug PLC code for high-volume manufacturing
• Generate simple, intuitive HMI screens for complex machines
• Design electrical systems compliant to NEC, NFPA, & UL508A
• Manage electrical cabinet builds, field wiring, pneumatic and fluid plumbing

Skills

Process integration

Electromechanical systems

Robot programming

C#/.NET/Python/SQL

PLC programming

HMI/SCADA

Electrical systems NEC/UL508A

3D CAD Siemens NX

Fieldbus networks

Electrical cabinet builds

Education

Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline

Tools

EPlan

Beckhoff TwinCAT

Siemens TIA Portal

Ignition

Beckhoff TwinCAT HMI

Job description

SpaceX, the company behind Starlink, is seeking an Automation and Controls Engineer in its INSOURCE Manufacturing group for Starlink production. You will design, develop, and manage automation projects across injection molding, die casting, stamping, and mold manufacturing, emphasizing safety and rapid iteration.

Collaborating with design, manufacturing, and operations, you will write PLC code, create intuitive HMI screens, and ensure electrical systems meet NEC/NFPA/UL508A standards, while