Embedded Automation Architect — AI-Driven Roadmap Lead

Blue Origin; Huntsville (AL); Vor Ort; USD 180.000 - 260.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Life insurance & disability program

Education Support Program

Stock options

Paid time off and holidays

Zusammenfassung

Blue Origin is hiring an Embedded Automation Architect in Huntsville to lead the automation roadmap for a dedicated business unit, directing design-for-automation and AI-enabled solutions across facilities. You will define multi-year strategies, review make-versus-buy options, and ensure a digital thread from design to production.

You will collaborate with design, engineering, and operations teams, leveraging PLC/robotics expertise, and drive cost reductions while advancing safety and

Qualifikationen

• 8+ years in automation, controls, or robotics engineering with hands-on build experience.
• Experience owning automation strategy or multi-project roadmaps across a product line or facility.
• Deep knowledge of PLC/controls platforms and industrial robots; able to review designs.
• Understanding IT/OT interconnectivity and data flows across PLM/MBD, MES, ERP.
• Practical fluency with AI-enabled automation approaches and where to apply them.
• Strong financial sense for payback, NPV, and capital intensity decisions.
• Design-for-manufacturing/automation principles upstream of builds.
• Experience in aerospace or high-mix/low-volume manufacturing is a plus.
• Willingness to embed on-site and travel between Blue Origin facilities.

Aufgaben

• Own and maintain the automation roadmap for the assigned business unit.
• Prioritize automation investments by savings potential and capital impact.
• Lead make-versus-buy decisions for automation systems and justify options.
• Enforce design-for-automation upstream with design and engineering teams.
• Architect AI-enabled automation including auto-CAM and ML-based inspection.
• Develop reusable automation tools for the Factory Automation group.
• Champion the digital thread from MES/work-order gateway to machine data.
• Translate roadmap items into scoped projects and hand to central teams.
• Ensure maintenance basis, spares, and telemetry hooks are defined per cell.

Kenntnisse

Automation strategy

Roadmap ownership

PLC/controls

Industrial robotics

IT/OT integration

AI-enabled automation

Design-for-manufacturing

Manufacturing processes

Cross-functional leadership

Ausbildung

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical/Mechatronics engineering

Tools

PLC platforms (Siemens, Rockwell, Beckhoff)

Industrial robots (KUKA, FANUC, ABB)

MES/PLM/ERP interfaces

SCADA/edge tools

3D layout and robot simulation

Jobbeschreibung

Blue Origin is hiring an Embedded Automation Architect in Huntsville to lead the automation roadmap for a dedicated business unit, directing design-for-automation and AI-enabled solutions across facilities. You will define multi-year strategies, review make-versus-buy options, and ensure a digital thread from design to production.

You will collaborate with design, engineering, and operations teams, leveraging PLC/robotics expertise, and drive cost reductions while advancing safety and