Automation Controls Engineer II — Factory Robotics & PLCs

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Paid parental leave

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking an Automation Controls Engineer to drive hands-on design, build, install, and commission of automated manufacturing systems across facilities. You will apply first-principles thinking to diagnose root causes and architect robust solutions for novel challenges.

The role spans R&D, design, and deployment with opportunities to grow technical depth and ownership across full project lifecycles in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of hands-on experience developing or integrating industrial controls and automation systems, including PLC and HMI programming.
• Ability to interpret and review electrical and mechanical drawings.
• Experience with industrial safety system design including safety PLCs and safety-rated circuits.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with applications engineers on conceptual automated manufacturing equipment and provide controls input from concept through detailed design
• Design and support control system architectures including network topology, I/O distribution, safety systems, and communication protocols
• Participate in the industrial controls and electrical design of bespoke automation systems
• Develop offline simulations to validate control logic, robot paths, cycle times, and system behavior before hardware availability
• Support and lead factory and site acceptance testing and system commissioning

Skills

Industrial controls

PLC programming

HMI programming

Electrical drawings interpretation

Safety systems design

Controls architecture input

Education

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

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

EPLAN

RobotStudio

KUKA.Sim

Plant Simulate

Process Simulate

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking an Automation Controls Engineer to drive hands-on design, build, install, and commission of automated manufacturing systems across facilities. You will apply first-principles thinking to diagnose root causes and architect robust solutions for novel challenges.

The role spans R&D, design, and deployment with opportunities to grow technical depth and ownership across full project lifecycles in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.