Automation & Controls Engineer (Starship)

SpaceX
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 1+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["C#",".NET","Python","SQL","Siemens TIA Portal","Beckhoff TwinCat 3","EPLAN","HMI","SCADA","Kuka","ABB","Fanuc","National Instruments","Dimb?","Siemens","PLC programming"]

Hands-on Automation & Controls Engineer for SpaceX Starship production, designing and activating hardware and software systems for machines in the production line, developing robot systems, laying out electrical panels, and implementing safety systems to safeguard robots and conveyors while meeting NFPA/NEC/UL standards.

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3 months ago

Automation & Controls Engineer (Starship)

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Job Summary

Hands-on Automation & Controls Engineer for SpaceX Starship production, designing and activating hardware and software systems for machines in the production line, developing robot systems, laying out electrical panels, and implementing safety systems to safeguard robots and conveyors while meeting NFPA/NEC/UL standards.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Participate in initial equipment conceptual development and carefully balance product specifications, process requirements, layout complexity, cost, and lead-time limits.
  • •Lay out new industrial electrical control panels that are NFPA79/NEC/UL508A compliant and create electrical, pneumatic, and fluid schematics.
  • •Architect, write, and debug PLC code, emphasizing generating organized, structured, documented, maintainable, and reusable code for manufacturing applications.
  • •Develop robot systems to aid in the automated manufacturing of various vehicle sub-components.
  • •Implement (ANSI/RIA15.06/OSHA compliant) control reliable safety systems for safeguarding robots, gantries, conveyors, and other manufacturing equipment.

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.
  • •1+ years experience in the design and commissioning of automation and controls systems for industrial applications.
  • •Process integration and electromechanical/mechatronic systems experience.
  • •Experience in a variety of robotic weld applications (Kuka, ABB & Fanuc).
  • •C#, .NET, python and/or SQL experience.
Experience:1+ yearsIndustrial automationRoboticsManufacturing
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:C#.NETPythonSQLSiemens TIA PortalBeckhoff TwinCat 3EPLANHMISCADAKukaABBFanucNational InstrumentsDimb?SiemensPLC programming
Languages:English
Tech Stack:C#PythonSQLSiemens TIA PortalBeckhoff TwinCat 3EPLANHMISCADAKukaABBFanucNational InstrumentsNISiemens

Company Brief

SpaceX
Designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft for commercial and government customers, aiming to reduce space transportation costs and enable human life on Mars through reusable launch vehicles and integrated space systems.
Industry: Aerospace Manufacturing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Valuation: Hectocorn (USD 100B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Hawthorne, United States
Founded: 2002
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