Sr. Automation Controls Engineer
Core
Design, build, and deploy custom automation systems and equipment to enable scalable, repeatable production for Blue Origin's manufacturing business units.
Role type
Senior IC Automation Controls Engineer
Builds
Custom automated manufacturing systems, control architectures, and integrated production lines
Domain
Aerospace manufacturing / Industrial automation
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> infrastructure (automated manufacturing systems)
Required skills
PLC and HMI programming, control system architecture design, industrial controls integration, electrical design interpretation, industrial safety system design, offline simulation and virtual commissioning, robot path validation, CNC machine integration, material handling system integration
Preferred skills
Industrial automation standards (IEC 61131, ANSI B11, NFPA 79), machine vision system development, electrical CAD (AutoCAD Electrical, EPLAN), custom control panel construction, formal risk assessment
Technologies
PLCs, HMIs, robots, CNC machines, AGVs, conveyors, Cognex, Plant Simulate, Process Simulate, Visual Components, KUKA.Sim, RobotStudio, AutoCAD Electrical, EPLAN
Responsibilities
Design control system architectures including network topology and safety systems; Lead industrial controls and electrical design of bespoke automation systems; Develop offline simulations to validate control logic and robot paths; Transition from offline development to online debugging and commissioning of industrial controls; Integrate auxiliary equipment into unified control systems; Lead factory and site acceptance testing; Create and deliver controls documentation packages
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC