Automation Controls Engineer II

Blue Origin; Texas; On-site; USD 124,000 - 173,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Education Support Program

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking an Automation Controls Engineer to design, build, and deploy custom automation that enables scalable production across our manufacturing units. The role spans R&D through commissioning, with emphasis on first-principles problem solving and robust control solutions.

You will work across PLC/HMI programming, safety systems, and integration with panel fabrication and site teams, contributing to end-to-end project lifecycle in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in developing or integrating industrial controls and automation systems including PLC & HMI programming.
• Experience interpreting electrical and mechanical drawings.
• Exposure to safety system design with safety PLCs and safety-rated circuits.
• Familiarity with industrial automation platforms (robots, gantries, conveyors, CNC integration, testing).
• Ability to analyze system behavior from first principles and diagnose root causes.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on conceptual automated manufacturing equipment with controls input from concept to design.
• Design and support control architectures including topology, I/O, safety, and protocols.
• Participate in industrial controls and electrical design of bespoke systems.
• Develop offline simulations to validate control logic and cycle times.
• Support online debugging and commissioning of PLC/HMI/robot systems.
• Integrate equipment into unified control systems and assist with installation and commissioning.

Skills

Industrial controls

PLC programming

HMI programming

Electrical drawings

Safety systems

Robotics/automation platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Mechatronics/Controls

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

EPLAN

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking an Automation Controls Engineer to design, build, and deploy custom automation that enables scalable production across our manufacturing units. The role spans R&D through commissioning, with emphasis on first-principles problem solving and robust control solutions.

You will work across PLC/HMI programming, safety systems, and integration with panel fabrication and site teams, contributing to end-to-end project lifecycle in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.