Senior Propulsion Controls Engineer — Equity & Automation

Ursa Major; Berthoud (CO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 137,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Parental leave

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k with company match

Equity grants

Job summary

Ursa Major in Colorado is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Controls Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and upkeep of automation and SCADA systems across propulsion manufacturing. You will collaborate with multiple engineering and safety teams to deliver robust, safe, and reusable control solutions.

The role emphasizes PLC programming, HMI development, electrical panel design, and real-time data integration, with a focus on operator experience and production efficiency.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with industrial automation hardware and software.
• Experience with Siemens PLCs or similar (Allen Bradley, Beckhoff, B&R, etc.).
• Experience developing in Ignition or similar (Wonderware, Thingworx, Grafana, etc.).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work flexibly in a fast-paced environment with other functions.
• Proven ability to balance multiple stakeholders and deliver projects on time.
• Experience developing safety-monitored controls for personnel-operated and unattended equipment.
• Ability to perform physical tasks including standing, ladders, lifting up to 25 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Gain understanding of subassembly function, assembly, and test requirements to establish workflow and data collection requirements.
• Collaborate throughout the specification, design, and deployment of automated production systems as the primary automation and controls stakeholder.
• Participate in initial equipment conceptual development and carefully balance product specifications, process requirements, layout complexity, cost, and lead-time limits.
• Contribute to internal controls standards and requirements documentation.
• Produce safety-first PLC code & HMIs for production with a focus on operator experience and provide troubleshooting and diagnostics dashboards.
• Code must be well organized, commented, and maintainable.
• Develop code blocks that are to be designed for reuse with standardized devices.
• Program and configure facility automation and SCADA applications, connecting to standard networking and databasing configurations.
• Create electrical schematics and oversee the build of new industrial electrical control panels which are NFPA79/NEC/UL508A compliant. Select electrical and electromechanical components such as servo motors and controllers.

Skills

Industrial automation

Siemens PLCs

Ignition

Communication

Team collaboration

Project delivery

Safety controls

Physical tasks

Education

Bachelors in Electrical/CE

Tools

SCADA

HMI

Electrical panels

Job description

Ursa Major in Colorado is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Controls Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and upkeep of automation and SCADA systems across propulsion manufacturing. You will collaborate with multiple engineering and safety teams to deliver robust, safe, and reusable control solutions.

The role emphasizes PLC programming, HMI development, electrical panel design, and real-time data integration, with a focus on operator experience and production efficiency.