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Automation & Controls Engineer, Assembly Manufacturing (Starlink) at SpaceX - ApplyBlast

Automation & Controls Engineer, Assembly Manufacturing (Starlink)

SpaceX

8 days ago

3.7 on Glassdoor

Bastrop, Texas, United States

Onsite

Full Time

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About this role

The Automation & Controls Engineer, Assembly Manufacturing (Starlink) at SpaceX leads creative, multi-disciplinary projects spanning machine design, robotics, motion systems, and factory health monitoring to build innovative, high-rate factories. This role involves designing, developing, and managing automation projects, including factory ideation, machine commissioning, and hand-off to operational teams. The position requires architecting, writing, and debugging PLC code while ensuring factory safety and reliability through compliant systems for robots, gantries, and conveyors. Additionally, the engineer generates HMI screens, designs electrical systems, and manages project schedules and budgets to support Starlink's global internet deployment.

Responsibilities

Design and manage automation projects from ideation to operational hand-off
Architect and debug PLC code for high-volume manufacturing applications
Implement safety compliant systems for robots and manufacturing equipment

Skills

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in an engineering, physics, or computer science discipline

About SpaceX

spacex.com

Headquarters

Hawthorne, California, United States

Company Size

1001-5000 employees

Founded

2002

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SpaceX is an aerospace manufacturer and launch services company that designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. Founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology and ultimately enable human life on other planets, it developed the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets, the Dragon crew/cargo spacecraft, and the next‑generation Starship — with a strong emphasis on reusable boosters. SpaceX provides commercial and government launch services (including crewed ISS missions, satellite deployments and rideshares) and operates the Starlink broadband constellation. The company is known for rapid iterative development and cost‑reduction through reuse to expand access to space.