Senior Automation & Controls Engineer
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Responsibilities
- Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and production engineers to ensure seamless production automation across hardware and control layers.
- Conceive, design, and develop production tooling electromechanical automation assemblies either in-house or through vendors
- Own hands-on buildout, activation, and qualification of automation and controls projects across the production line spanning machine design, robotics, computer vision, and other systems
- Shape and implement our HMI strategy and PLC automation in a way that makes machines easy to operate with repeatable results
- Understand build flow, production reliability, and process control to implement strategies to increase production takt rate and first pass yield
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, manufacturing, aerospace, materials or other relevant engineering discipline
- 5+ years of experience in a high-volume manufacturing, production, or hands-on engineering environment
- 2+ years of experience working in industrial automation and controls in a production environment
- Strong hands-on aptitude and willingness to work directly with hardware on the production floor
- In-depth knowledge of precision assembly or electromechanical integration processes
- Ability to generate and review engineering drawings, schematics, and technical documentation
- Experience setting up a manufacturing/production floor for first article builds through production rate
- Nice to Have
- Full-stack experience with industrial automation hardware & controls, PLC/HMI/Robotics software control stacks, electrical and fluid schematics
- Exposure to space, defense, or other high-reliability manufacturing environments
- Experience designing automation systems for manufacturability
- Demonstrated experience developing production processes from the ground up including driving design improvements for manufacturing
- Experience working closely with technicians and build tooling
- Familiarity with CAD software (NX or equivalent) and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T)
- Compensation and Benefits:
- Base salary range for this role is $140,000 – $175,000 + equity in the company
- Salary will be based on several factors including, but not limited to: knowledge and skills, education, and experience level
- Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, medical/dental/vision/ coverage, life insurance, paid parental leave, and many other perks
- If you don’t meet 100% of the preferred skills and experience, we encourage you to still apply! Building a spacecraft unlike any other requires a team unlike any other and non-traditional career twists and turns are encouraged!
- If you need a reasonable accommodation as part of your application for employment or interviews with us, please let us know.
- Export Compliance
- As defined in the ITAR, “U.S. Persons” include U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents (i.e., Green Card holders), and certain protected individuals (e.g., refugees/asylees, American Samoans). Please consult with a knowledgeable advisor if you are unsure whether you are a “U.S. Person.”
- The person hired for this role will have access to information and items controlled by U.S. export control regulations, including the export control regulations outlined in the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR). The person hired for this role must therefore either be a “U.S. person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export control license.
- Equal Opportunity
- K2 Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with K2 Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
About K2 Space
Satellite manufacturer building the largest and most powerful spacecraft platforms in orbit, engineered for LEO, MEO, GEO, and cislunar missions.
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