Automation & Controls Technician

Starbase, TXfull timeOn Site

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SpaceX Automation & Controls Technician at SpaceX installs, operates, and maintains instrumentation and controls for critical infrastructure systems. The role involves troubleshooting sensors, valves, wiring, and control systems from field devices through PLC and SCADA.

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

Qualification

1+ years hands-on installing3+ years in industrial instrumentationExperience using heavy equipmentRelevant certifications (e

Required

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

3+ years in industrial instrumentation, automation, controls, or fluid systems
Experience maintaining and troubleshooting complex fluid and mechanical systems
Experience with pneumatic/hydraulic system fabrication
Experience with orbital or structural welding
Professional experience with calibrated measuring instruments
Experience using heavy equipment, including but not limited to, overhead cranes, forklifts and manlifts
Relevant certifications (e.g., ISA CCST, NICET, Rockwell/Allen-Bradley, Siemens)
Experience designing/developing HMI applications with Ignition

Company

SpaceX

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