Automation Controls Engineer III

BLUE ORIGIN; Huntsville (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Origin's Factory Automation team seeks an Automation Controls Engineer to design, build, and deploy custom equipment for scalable production across Blue Origin's manufacturing units. You will work across R&D, design, build, installation, and commissioning, growing technical depth and ownership through the full project lifecycle.

Ideal candidates bring hands-on experience in industrial controls design and automation systems integration, with an ability to reason from first principles and

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with applications engineers on conceptual automated manufacturing equipment, contributing controls architecture 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
• Apply engineering first principles to analyze system behavior, identify root causes, and develop technically sound solutions to novel automation challenges
• Develop offline simulations of automated systems to validate control logic, robot paths, cycle times, and system behavior prior to hardware availability

Job description

Application close date:

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We're working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

This role is part of Blue Origin Operations, which is comprised of Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance. This includes Manufacturing and Supply Chain support across all Blue Origin facilities.

About Blue Origin

Blue Origin is a spaceflight and exploration company founded on the belief that humanity’s future depends on our ability to live and work in space. We are working to lower the cost of access to space through reusable launch vehicles and in-space systems, enabling a future where millions of people live and work in space. We value curiosity, passion, integrity, and a relentless drive to achieve our mission. Blue Origin is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

About This Role

Blue Origin's Factory Automation team is part of the Advanced Manufacturing organization within Operations - serving as the in-house automation integrator responsible for designing, building, and deploying the custom equipment and systems that enable scalable, repeatable production across Blue Origin's manufacturing business units. We build manufacturing capability from the ground up, developing automated solutions that directly drive the delivery of Blue Origin's products across current and future programs.

We are looking for an Automation Controls Engineer who brings hands-on experience in industrial controls design and automation systems integration. This role spans R&D, design, build, installation, and commissioning - offering the opportunity to grow your technical depth and ownership across the full project lifecycle. We are looking for engineers who understand the why behind the systems they build - who can reason from physics and engineering fundamentals, diagnose problems at their root, and architect sound solutions to novel challenges. If you are the kind of engineer who reaches for first principles before reaching for a manual, this team is built for you.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with applications engineers on conceptual automated manufacturing equipment, contributing controls architecture 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

• Apply engineering first principles to analyze system behavior,identifyroot causes, and develop technically sound solutions to novel automation challenges

• Develop offline simulations of automated systems tovalidatecontrol logic, robot paths, cycle times, and system behavior prior to hardware availability