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Sr. Automation Project Engineer

Longmont, CO💼 Full-time💰 $181,626–$181,626🗓 2026-07-15 → 2026-07-30

Core

Design, build, and deploy custom automated manufacturing systems and equipment for Blue Origin's production lines, ensuring scalable and repeatable manufacturing capabilities.

Role type

Senior Project Engineer (Industrial Automation)

Builds

Custom automated manufacturing equipment, production line architectures, and integrated motion control solutions for spaceflight hardware.

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

Mechanical engineering design, controls engineering, industrial automation system integration, project lifecycle management, cost estimation, supplier evaluation, technical simulation, system requirements definition, commissioning.

Preferred skills

PLC/CNC/robot programming concepts, welding/machining/drilling applications, PMP certification, capital project budgeting, RFQ/technical specification development, first-principles engineering reasoning.

Technologies

Process Simulate, Visual Components, FlexSim, PLC, CNC, robots.

Responsibilities

Define and validate system requirements for automated manufacturing solutions; develop conceptual simulations and cycle time models; lead Design for Automated Manufacturing initiatives; prepare cost estimates and project schedules; own project execution from requirements to commissioning; identify and evaluate automation component suppliers; collaborate with engineering teams during detailed design.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership experience

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