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Automation Engineer, Blades and Vanes Foundry

SpaceX· Materials Engineering - Core
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Bastrop, TXFull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Automation engineer responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining core control systems for investment casting and manufacturing processes, integrating PLC/SCADA with MES, and enabling real-time process optimization and predictive analytics.

Responsibilities

  • Integrate electromechanical and mechatronic systems with investment casting equipment (wax injectors, ceramic injectors, preheating, melting, controlled solidification furnaces)
  • Design and develop manufacturing data systems from concept to production; analyze equipment KPI trends; conduct reliability analysis; create scalable systems for production output, quality inspection, real-time process optimization, and maintenance strategies
  • Implement data collection/storage solutions using Python/SQL to interface with MES and production databases; incorporate sensor data for real-time condition monitoring and fault prediction
  • Create and optimize HMI/SCADA/MES interfaces; conduct in-house technology exploration; integrate predictive analytics for equipment health monitoring
  • Participate in initial equipment conceptual development; balance product specifications, process requirements, layout complexity, cost, and lead-time
  • Lay out new industrial electrical control panels compliant with NFPA79/NEC/UL508A; create electrical, pneumatic, and fluid schematics
  • Architect, write, and debug PLC code with emphasis on organized, structured, maintainable, and reusable code for manufacturing applications
  • Implement ANSI/RIA15.06/OSHA compliant control reliable safety systems for safeguarding robots, gantries, conveyors, and other equipment
  • Select and size electrical and electromechanical components such as servo motors and controllers
  • Manage electrical cabinet builds, field wiring, pneumatic, and fluid plumbing

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, or computer science
  • 1+ years of experience in design and commissioning of automation and control systems for industrial applications

Skills

Required:Industrial control systems designPLC programmingHMI/SCADA/MES developmentPythonSQLElectrical schematic designElectrical cabinet design
Nice to have:Safety systems (ANSI/RIA15.06/OSHA)Problem-solving in manufacturingCommunication and teamwork
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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