About this role
SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.
INSTRUMENTATION & CONTROLS TECHNICIAN
Join the Starbase infrastructure team at SpaceX to build, install, operate, and maintain instrumentation and controls for critical power, HVAC, utility, and fluids systems supporting launch, production, supercomputer, and power-generation projects. As a technician, you will install and troubleshoot the sensors, valves, wiring, and control systems that run them, working from the field device through the PLC and SCADA. The role is based at Starbase, TX, with potential travel to other SpaceX facilities.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Install, configure, operate, and maintain instrumentation, automation, control, and SCADA systems for the infrastructure, utility, and fluids systems
• Fabricate and install fluid-system components from schematics and drawings, including stainless and aluminum piping, ball and check valves, pressure regulators, and sensors and gauges
• Connect, verify, calibrate, and troubleshoot pressure transducers, thermocouples, and other sensors, and complete the wiring of electrical ground support equipment
• Configure and commission PLC, HMI, and SCADA applications in a high-reliability production and launch environment
• Update, redline, and troubleshoot electrical and pneumatic schematics (EPLAN, Schematics, and similar)
• Assemble and wire industrial control panels to NFPA 79 / NEC / UL 508A, and install power-system controls in line with NFPA 70, 70B, 70E, NESC, and IEEE
• Perform high-pressure liquid and pneumatic testing, and repair high-urgency issues found during activation or production use
• Support controls upgrades, commissioning, testing, hand-off, and training as systems scale
• Read and interpret drawings, data sheets, BOMs, and engineering sketches, and keep SCADA and as-built documentation current
• Give engineers practical feedback on how systems will be operated and maintained
• Write short work instructions from drawings and requirements
• Support SOWs and contractor work so the in-house team can keep pace
• Train junior technicians on instrumentation and controls tasks
• Plan and finish weekly work with minimal impact to operating systems
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
• High school diploma or equivalency certificate
• 1+ years hands-on installing, troubleshooting, and maintaining instrumentation, automation, or controls systems
• 1+ years using mechanical and/or electronics hand tools, including work from schematics on piping, valves, sensors, or control wiring
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
• 3+ years in industrial instrumentation, automation, controls, or fluid systems
• Experience maintaining and troubleshooting complex fluid and mechanical systems
• Experience with