BLUE ORIGIN

Senior Automation Controls Engineer

Job Description

Posted on: 
2025-06-01

Responsibilities

  • Support initiatives to improve the reliability and efficiency of manufacturing processes through automation.
  • Electrical design and modification of industrial control and safety systems.
  • Design and modification of PLC and Robot programs.
  • Design of process control systems (Torque Tools, Machine Vision, etc.).
  • Design and development of data collection solutions.
  • Support the development of SCADA applications (Ignition, Kepware, AWS, etc.).
  • Provide production support for sophisticated manufacturing equipment.

Job Requirements

  • 6+ years experience with common automation software development languages (ex. Ladder, ST, C/C++).
  • 6+ years experience with controls and automation software development environments (ex. Siemens TIA Portal, Allen Bradley Control Logix).
  • 3+ years experience with 'from scratch' software development used in automated tooling or equipment.
  • A demonstrated ability to interpret and review electrical and mechanical drawings.
  • Strong skills for design and process simplification.
  • Ability to communicate optimally, clearly, and with humility to partners.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
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