Staff Automation Engineer

As a Staff Automation Engineer, you will focus on the industrial automation of space products. This is a hands-on position, and you will engage with E-Space design engineers to procure, design, and deploy an automated production system.

This position is based in Arlington, TX.

What you'll be doing:

• Conduct trade studies, establishes hardware requirements, design mechanical components, and initiate procurement of automated manufacturing process equipment
• Manage characterization, qualification, and acceptance testing of in-house robotics automation.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with other subsystem engineers, providing DfX expertise to all product design teams
• Support digital manufacturing initiatives by simulating production equipment digital twin's and IIoT device integrations
• Design for automation, and manufacturability for industrialization of new products

What you bring to this role:

• 5-10 years of relevant professional experience
• Experience programming industrial robots and cobots
• Robot end effector design and prototyping
• Foundational understanding of controls and PLCs
• You have demonstrated success working in a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary environment
• You're excited to adopt new manufacturing technologies, actively seeking the latest machine design trends, and can demonstrate a creative design process
• You can demonstrate a functional knowledge of vision systems, electronic sensors, pneumatics, hydraulics, and robotics

Extra Bonus points for the following:

• Bachelor’s/Master's/PhD of Science in Industrial, Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent
• ML and machine vision
• You’ve previously worked with polymer film materials, printed electronics, or complex conveyor systems
• You have a passion in origami

Additional Requirements

This is a fast-paced, high-impact environment - flexibility to occasionally work extended hours or weekends during critical periods is expected.