Senior Automation Controls Engineer

Blue Origin; Longmont (CO); On-site; USD 150,931 - 211,303; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, lifeinsurance

Paid parental leave

401(k) with company match up to 5%

Education Support Program

Stock Options

Paid Time Off and holidays

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking an Automation Controls Engineer to design, build, and deploy bespoke automation systems across manufacturing. You will develop control architectures, implement PLC/HMI programming, and collaborate across R&D, design, and production to ensure scalable, safe, and reliable automated production capabilities.

You will model systems, debug on‑site, and generate thorough documentation while advancing full project lifecycles.

Qualifications

• 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 functional safety devices and safety‑rated circuits.

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
• Develop offline simulations of automated systems to validate control logic, robot paths, cycle times, and system behavior prior to hardware availability
• Support and execute online debugging and commissioning of PLC, HMI, robot, and similar industrial controls programs
• Integrate auxiliary equipment, machines, and tools into unified control systems
• Work with panel fabricators and field installation teams; provide technical support during system integration and commissioning
• Support and lead factory and site acceptance testing, and contribute to the build, installation, commissioning, and start‑up of automated manufacturing systems
• Create controls documentation packages including sequence of operations, I/O lists, network diagrams, and program documentation

Skills

PLC programming

HMI programming

Industrial controls

Safety system design

Interpreting electrical drawings

Education

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

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

EPLAN

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking an Automation Controls Engineer to design, build, and deploy bespoke automation systems across manufacturing. You will develop control architectures, implement PLC/HMI programming, and collaborate across R&D, design, and production to ensure scalable, safe, and reliable automated production capabilities.

You will model systems, debug on‑site, and generate thorough documentation while advancing full project lifecycles.