Controls Technician (Starship) - Level 4/5

Starbase, TXfull time

On Site

mid

H1B: no

SpaceX Controls Technician (Starship) Level 4/5 at SpaceX performs installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of ground hardware and test equipment for launch environments. The role involves working with sensors, wiring, and collaborating with launch engineers to support launch activities.

Responsibilities

Read and interpret planning documents, schematics, datasheets/manuals, drawings, blueprints, and engineering sketches
Adjust, repair, or replace faulty components of ground hardware, test, and integration equipment
Fabricate and install parts and systems used in launch environments using hand tools, power tools, and test instruments
Connect and verify pressure transducers, thermocouples, and other sensors
Install connectors, connector pins, terminals, and lugs
Complete necessary wiring of the electrical ground support equipment for ground systems
Collaborate with launch engineers to troubleshoot failures and issues derived from launch activities
Lay out, build, test, troubleshoot, repair, and modify wiring of electronics racks and junction boxes
Perform maintenance tasks as required in a variety of roles for vehicle integration, pad maintenance, site preventative maintenance, general facilities, and any other general maintenance work as required to maintain an operational launch site

Qualification

5+ years of experience as a mechanicAssociate degree in instrumentation

Required

High school diploma or equivalency certificate
5+ years of experience as a mechanic, technician, electrician, or construction worker

Preferred

3+ years of experience using power tools in a professional capacity
1+ years of experience with electronic system assembly and construction
3+ years of experience working with any of the following instrumentation: resistance temperature devices (RTDs), thermocouples, strain gages, load cells, displacement transducers, pressure transducers
Experience working at a rocket launch facility and supporting launch campaigns
Basic knowledge of Wheatstone bridge theory, ability to apply Ohm’s law, and an understanding of direct current (DC) electronics
Associate degree in instrumentation, control technology, electrical systems, or another related field
Experience working in corrosive environments and mitigation techniques
Operational knowledge of an oscilloscope, multimeter, soldering wires, connectors