Sr. Automation & Controls Engineer, Infrastructure & Utility (Starship)
SpaceXAerospace company
Starbase, United StatesSenior
Founders Fund
Sequoia Capital
Baillie Gifford
Google
Fidelity Investments
Valor Equity Partners
New
About the role
TL;DR
Design, build, and maintain automation and control systems for Starship infrastructure.
- •SpaceX is seeking a Sr.
- •Automation & Controls Engineer to design, build, and maintain critical infrastructure and utility systems for Starship's launch and production facilities.
- •You will scale high-capacity systems to support groundbreaking missions.
- •Key Responsibilities Design, build, operate, and maintain automation, control, and SCADA systems for ground infrastructure.
- •Collaborate with cross-functional teams and drive continuous improvements.
- •Manage control and automation upgrades to scale systems for production targets.
- •Design and commission PLC, HMI, and SCADA applications in a high-reliability environment.
- •Design electrical and pneumatic schematics and control panels.
- •Requirements Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, or another engineering discipline. 5+ years of experience designing, analyzing, and working on automation and control systems.
- •Experience designing/developing HMI applications with Ignition.
- •Familiarity with SEL, Allen Bradley, and Siemens control devices.
Required skills
PythonC#SQLBash.NET
Nice-to-have skills
RustGoPHPSwiftKotlinScalaPerl
Domain expertise
aerospace
Tech stack
PythonC#SQLBash.NET