Sr. Automation Engineer, Blades and Vanes Foundry
AI summary of the role
This role designs, develops, and maintains core control systems for investment casting of blades and vanes used in power generation, integrating PLC/SCADA with manufacturing and energy systems.
What you’ll do
- 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 and conducting reliability analysis
- Implement solutions for data collection/storage using Python/SQL to interface with MES and production databases for real-time condition monitoring and fault prediction
- Create and optimize HMI/SCADA/MES interfaces and integrate predictive analytics for equipment health monitoring
What you’ll bring
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, or computer science
- 5+ years experience in design and commissioning of automation and controls systems for industrial applications
- Ability to work extended hours and weekends as needed
- Must be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee, or asylee per ITAR requirements
Technologies
PLC · SCADA · HMI · MES · Python · SQL · Ethernet/IP · PROFINET · BACnet · ePLAN · Siemens · Allen-Bradley
About SpaceX
Builds reusable launch systems, spacecraft, and the Starlink satellite network to lower the cost of access to space while turning orbital infrastructure into a mass-market connectivity business.
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SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars. SR. AUTOMATION ENGINEER, BLADES AND VANES FOUNDRY Power generation poses one of the key challenges that could slow the worldwide adoption of AI. The Blades and Vanes Investment Casting Manufacturing Team produces components for power generation using investment casting to create equiaxed, directionally solidified, and single-crystal components that excel under the most demanding operating conditions. As an automation engineer at SpaceX, you will apply first principles thinking to design, develop, and maintain core control systems at the cutting edge of investment casting and other manufacturing processes.
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SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars. SR. AUTOMATION ENGINEER, BLADES AND VANES FOUNDRY Power generation poses one of the key challenges that could slow the worldwide adoption of AI. The Blades and Vanes Investment Casting Manufacturing Team produces components for power generation using investment casting to create equiaxed, directionally solidified, and single-crystal components that excel under the most demanding operating conditions. As an automation engineer at SpaceX, you will apply first principles thinking to design, develop, and maintain core control systems at the cutting edge of investment casting and other manufacturing processes. This includes integrating PLC/SCADA with advanced manufacturing and energy systems for physics-driven optimization of production processes, as well as developing scalable systems for functionality enhancements, quality inspection, and real-time 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 devel [... source excerpt omitted ...] s 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/UL50 [... source excerpt omitted ...] lect and size electrical and electromechanical components such as servo motors and controllers Manage electrical cabinet builds, field wiring, pneumatic and fluid plumbing BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: 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 SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: 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 Experien
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