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Amentum · 11 hours ago

Entry Industrial Controls & Automation Engineer

Amentum is involved in launching missions to the Moon and Mars, seeking motivated Engineers for their team at Kennedy Space Center. The role focuses on technical development of safety-critical application software for ground and launch vehicle systems, supporting 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 softwareSoftware life cycleTeam 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

Health, dental, and vision insurance
Paid time off and holidays
Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
Educational reimbursement
Parental leave
Employee stock purchase plan
Tax-saving options
Disability and life insurance
Pet insurance

Company

Amentum is a technology and engineering company for security, defense, and energy.

H1B Sponsorship

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2025 (6)
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2023 (1)

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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