Senior Instrumentation & Controls Engineer, Space Launch

United Launch Alliance (ULA); Englewood (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match + employer contribution

Discretionary annual incentive bonus

Generous paid time off

Flexible work environments

Job summary

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is seeking an Instrumentation & Control Systems Engineer 3 to design, develop, implement, and sustain mission-critical I&C for EGSE that supports Vulcan Centaur launches. You will modernize control systems, collaborate with ground systems, vehicle design, and operations teams to meet modularity, reliability, and performance goals.

Responsibilities include developing I&C architectures, integrating into legacy systems, selecting and installing field devices, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Computer/Control Systems from an accredited college or university.
• 4+ years of professional experience in instrumentation & control engineering in high‑reliability environments.
• Experience with PLC, DCS, SCADA and interfacing using common communication protocols.
• Hands‑on experience selecting and integrating industrial instrumentation.
• Experience implementing redundancy and resiliency strategies.

Responsibilities

• Develop, review, and maintain I&C system architectures with redundancy and resiliency.
• Integrate modern I&C into legacy ULA systems for future extensibility.
• Specify and integrate field instrumentation and control devices.
• Support PLC/DCS/SCADA based control solutions and create requirements and I/O definitions.
• Produce interface control documents, wiring diagrams, and system architecture diagrams.
• Participate in hazard analyses and reliability reviews for safe operation.
• Assist commissioning, verification, and validation of new control systems.
• Troubleshoot complex I&C issues in critical environments.
• Ensure designs meet codes, standards, and customer requirements.
• Collaborate across mechanical, electrical, safety, and operations teams.
• Support change control and documentation processes for I&C systems.

Skills

Industrial I&C engineering

PLC/DCS/SCADA

Redundancy/resiliency design

Instrumentation interfacing

Communications protocols

Cross-disciplinary teamwork

Engineering documentation

Regulatory standards (ISA/IEEE/NFPA)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Computer/Control Systems

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

AutoCAD

Zuken

Capital

Job description

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is seeking an Instrumentation & Control Systems Engineer 3 to design, develop, implement, and sustain mission-critical I&C for EGSE that supports Vulcan Centaur launches. You will modernize control systems, collaborate with ground systems, vehicle design, and operations teams to meet modularity, reliability, and performance goals.

Responsibilities include developing I&C architectures, integrating into legacy systems, selecting and installing field devices, and