Controls & Automation Engineer 3

As a Controls & Automation Engineer 3 at ULA, you will be a member of the Engineering and Infrastructure department, responsible for the design, operation, and maintenance of ground environmental control systems, and the maintenance of Distributed Control Systems, Programmable Logic Controllers, and Human Machine Interfaces. You will also create Statements of Work, RFPs, Process Flow Diagrams, P&IDs, and engineering design packages for new controls and automation projects.

What You Will Do

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include supporting day-to-day operations, mission unique testing, launch processing milestones, and launch operations. You will also conduct multidisciplinary research, collaborate with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers, and determine computer user needs.

Why It Might Be a Fit

We seek candidates with experience in software development, integration, activation, and/or qualification testing, specifically in industrial automation. You will have the opportunity to work in a team-oriented culture that combines technology, innovation, and ingenuity.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field from an accredited college or university
• Minimum of 4 years of related work experience
• Software development, integration, activation, and/or qualification testing experience in industrial automation
• Experience with digital and analog input/output control
• Experience with PID control and tuning
• Experience with configuration management as it relates to industrial control systems
• Experience with graphical user interface development and programming
• Demonstrated experience with Programmable Logic Controllers, programming in Ladder Logic, Structured text, and Function Block
• DCS/PLC Communication experience - Modbus, MatrikonOPC, IP/TCP
• Windows operating system experience (registries, DCOM, Networking, user privilege configuration, system administration, security, Group Policy)

Benefits

• 401(k) match plus an additional employer contribution
• Discretionary annual incentive bonus for eligible employees
• Generous paid time off
• Flexible work environments
• 9/80 schedule (every other Friday off)