SpaceX Sr. Automation Engineer for Blades and Vanes Foundry designing and maintaining control systems for investment casting manufacturing processes. Integrate PLC/SCADA with manufacturing and energy systems for process optimization.
Responsibilities
Integrate electromechanical and mechatronic systems with critical investment casting equipment, including wax injectors, ceramic injectors, preheating, melting, and controlled solidification furnaces
Design and develop manufacturing data systems from concept to production, analyzing equipment KPI trends, conducting reliability analysis to create scalable systems for production output, quality inspection, real-time process optimization, and maintenance strategies to enhance equipment uptime and reliability
Implement solutions for data collection/storage, using Python/SQL to interface with MES and production databases, while incorporating sensor data for real-time condition monitoring and fault prediction
Create and optimize HMI/SCADA/MES interfaces; conduct in-house technology exploration; and integrate predictive analytics for equipment health monitoring
Participate in initial equipment conceptual development and carefully balance product specifications, process requirements, layout complexity, cost, and lead-time limits
Lay out new industrial electrical control panels that are NFPA79/NEC/UL508A compliant and create electrical, pneumatic, and fluid schematics
Architect, write, and debug PLC code, emphasizing generating organized, structured, documented, maintainable, and reusable code for manufacturing applications
Implement (ANSI/RIA15.06/OSHA compliant) control reliable safety systems for safeguarding robots, gantries, conveyors, and other manufacturing equipment
Select and size electrical and electromechanical components such as servo motors and controllers
Manage electrical cabinet builds, field wiring, pneumatic and fluid plumbing
Qualification
Bachelor's degree in an engineeringProficiency in industrial systemsProficiency in Python and SQL
Required
Bachelor's degree in an engineering, physics, or computer science discipline
5+ years experience in the design and commissioning of automation and controls systems for industrial applications
Preferred
Proficiency in industrial systems, including configuring control networks (Ethernet/IP, PROFINET, BACnet, Serial Communication)
Experience with multiple PLC systems (Siemens, Allen-Bradley, Beckhoff, etc.)
Experience with programming ABB mechatronic systems
Experience with electrical schematics using ePLAN for circuits and power distribution
Exposure to a wide variety of production machinery, industrial sensors, and equipment (vision systems, dispense systems, temperature controllers, laser distance sensors, Nut-Runners, etc.)
Hands-on experience in manufacturing settings, solving complex problems using data and customized solutions. Proven results that have improved equipment reliability and reduced downtime
Proficiency in Python and SQL, with experience applying these to analyze sensor data for equipment reliability analysis and predictive modeling
Hands-on experience troubleshooting and fixing electro-mechanical devices, using hand tools, diagnostic tools (e.g., multimeters, vibration analyzers), and techniques for condition-based monitoring
