Automation & Controls Engineer — High-Volume Manufacturing

SpaceX; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is hiring an Automation and Controls Engineer for their Insourced Manufacturing team to develop technologies for high-volume production. The candidate will manage automation projects, collaborate with design and manufacturing engineers, and ensure compliance with safety standards. Required qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in engineering and experience in controls systems design. The role is based in Wisconsin, and applicants must comply with ITAR requirements. Join SpaceX to be part of innovative technologies towards interstellar connectivity.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in the design and commissioning of controls systems for industrial applications.
• Experience automating the aggregation of metrics into dashboards.
• Hands‑on experience building and commissioning high quality electrical control panels.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and manage automation projects.
• Debug and root-cause issues in a high-rate production environment.
• Generate HMI screens for complex machines.

Skills

Automation project management

PLC programming

Robot programming

C#, .NET, Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline

Tools

Beckhoff TwinCAT

Siemens NX

EPlan

Job description

SpaceX is hiring an Automation and Controls Engineer for their Insourced Manufacturing team to develop technologies for high-volume production. The candidate will manage automation projects, collaborate with design and manufacturing engineers, and ensure compliance with safety standards. Required qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in engineering and experience in controls systems design. The role is based in Wisconsin, and applicants must comply with ITAR requirements. Join SpaceX to be part of innovative technologies towards interstellar connectivity.