Starship Automation & Controls Engineer (Level 4/5)

Factory Automation Jobs; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking an Automation & Controls Specialist to design, deploy and manage automation projects for the Starship program. You will work with design engineers to bound project criteria and ensure reliable production systems in a high-rate manufacturing environment.

The role requires hands-on experience with PLC, HMI, and SCADA, plus Electrical schematic work with tools like Eplan. Join a team building technology for Mars exploration and groundbreaking space vehicles.

Qualifications

• 3+ years hands-on experience installing, troubleshooting, and maintaining automation and controls systems.
• Experience designing and commissioning PLC, HMI, and SCADA applications in production environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, deploy, and manage automation and controls projects from initial trades to hand-off and training.
• Define project specifications with design engineers to bound criteria.
• Design and commission PLC, HMI, and SCADA applications in a high-reliability production environment.
• Redline and modify electrical and pneumatic schematics using in-house and third-party tools.

Skills

Automation & Controls

PLC

HMI/SCADA

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Eplan

Job description

SpaceX is seeking an Automation & Controls Specialist to design, deploy and manage automation projects for the Starship program. You will work with design engineers to bound project criteria and ensure reliable production systems in a high-rate manufacturing environment.

The role requires hands-on experience with PLC, HMI, and SCADA, plus Electrical schematic work with tools like Eplan. Join a team building technology for Mars exploration and groundbreaking space vehicles.