Automation Controls Engineer II

Blue Origin; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 123,714 - 173,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Paid time off

Education Support Program

Job summary

Blue Origin's Factory Automation team is seeking an Automation Controls Engineer to design, build, and deploy automated manufacturing systems that scale across Blue Origin's facilities.

The role spans R&D, design, build, installation, and commissioning, offering growth across the full project lifecycle. You will apply first-principles thinking to diagnose issues and craft robust automation solutions, collaborating with applications engineers and fabrication teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Controls, or related engineering field.
• 2+ years hands-on experience developing or integrating industrial controls and automation systems, including PLC and HMI programming.
• Experience with industrial automation platforms (robots, material handling, CNC integration, etc.).
• Ability to read and interpret electrical and mechanical drawings.
• Experience with safety system design including functional safety devices and safety PLCs.
• U.S. citizenship or eligible to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with applications engineers on conceptual automated manufacturing equipment and provide controls input from concept to detailed design.
• Design and support control system architectures including network topology, I/O distribution, safety systems, and communication protocols.
• Participate in industrial controls and electrical design of bespoke automation systems.
• Analyze system behavior using first principles to identify root causes and develop solutions for challenging automation issues.
• Develop offline simulations to validate control logic, robot paths, cycle times, and system behavior before hardware is available.
• Support and execute online debugging and commissioning of PLC, HMI, robot, and related controls programs.
• Integrate auxiliary equipment and tools into unified control systems.
• Work with panel fabricators and field teams; provide technical support during integration and commissioning.
• Lead factory/site acceptance testing and contribute to build, install, and startup of automated systems.
• Create controls documentation including sequences of operations, I/O lists, and network diagrams.

Skills

PLC programming

HMI programming

Electrical drawings

Safety systems design

Industrial automation

Controls integration

Robotics/ conveyors

Education

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

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

EPLAN

KUKA.Sim

RobotStudio

Job description

Blue Origin's Factory Automation team is seeking an Automation Controls Engineer to design, build, and deploy automated manufacturing systems that scale across Blue Origin's facilities.

The role spans R&D, design, build, installation, and commissioning, offering growth across the full project lifecycle. You will apply first-principles thinking to diagnose issues and craft robust automation solutions, collaborating with applications engineers and fabrication teams.