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Amentum · 1 month ago

Entry Industrial Controls & Automation Engineer

positionFlorida, United States
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
seniorityNew Grad, Entry Level

Amentum is involved in supporting NASA's missions to the Moon and Mars, and they are seeking motivated Engineers to join their team at Kennedy Space Center. The role involves technical development of safety-critical application software for ground and launch vehicle systems, contributing to NASA's Artemis missions.

Mechanical EngineeringSecurityTechnical Support
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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 softwareFull software life cycleTechnical supportTeam collaborationDocumentation skills

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

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

Company

Amentum

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Amentum is a technology and engineering company for security, defense, and energy.
dateFounded in 2020
location
Germantown, Maryland, USA
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
https://www.amentum.com/

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$321.16M
2025-03-12Post Ipo Secondary· $321.16M
2024-09-27IPO
2020-01-01Private Equity

Leadership Team

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Ajay Nagar
Vice President
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Darren Burton
Chief People Officer
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Recent News

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