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Jacobs · 1 month ago

Entry Industrial Controls & Automation Engineer

position20339-KSCBuilding K6-1547
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
seniorityNew Grad, Entry Level

Jacobs is part of the COMET contract that provides overall management and implementation of ground systems capabilities at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. They are seeking bright and motivated Engineers to support NASA's Artemis missions through the technical development of safety-critical application software for ground and launch vehicle systems.

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Responsibilities

Perform technical development of safety-critical launch PLC products including requirements, design, coding, testing, and documentation
Provide technical support as a part of one or more ground and launch vehicle subsystem development teams
Perform integration across subsystem teams to assure continuity of PLC products
Serve as part of the team responsible for technical integration between the ground and launch vehicle subsystems and the NASA customer
Develop and/or evaluate work instruction packages
Support internal and project level reviews, working groups, vendor technical interchange meetings, peer reviews, code walk-throughs and other project deliverables associated with the software delivery life cycle
Perform other duties as assigned

Qualification

PLC developmentLinux operating systemsAgile methodologiesSafety-critical softwareTeam collaborationTechnical documentation

Required

Bachelor of Science (BS) in Engineering or technical equivalent from an accredited institution

Preferred

Experience/familiarity with Linux operating systems
PLC development experience using Rockwell PLCs
Experience with Agile or other similar software methodologies
Experience with the full life cycle of software processes (design, development, test and delivery) for safety-critical software
Ground or launch vehicle system experience a plus

Benefits

Child Development Center
Discounted tickets to local attractions and theme parks
Credit Union
Fitness Center
Barbershop
NASA Exchanges
Flexible Schedule and Telework

Company

Jacobs

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Jacobs leads the global professional services sector delivering solutions for a more connected, sustainable world.
dateFounded in 1947
location
Dallas, Texas, USA
people-size10001+ employees
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http://www.jacobs.com

H1B Sponsorship

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2023 (6)
2022 (13)
2021 (11)
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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$1.1B
2023-08-18Post Ipo Debt· $600M
2023-02-16Post Ipo Debt· $500M
1980-09-26IPO

Leadership Team

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Bob Pragada
Chair & Chief Executive Officer at Jacobs
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Paul Friedman
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