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SpaceXPosted Sep 2, 2026
Process Operator Specialist, Air Separation Unit (Starship)
Starbase, TXfull timeOn SiteentryH1B: no
SpaceX Process Operator Specialist on the Air Separation Unit (ASU) team at SpaceX operates and supports cryogenic distillation and related systems to produce high-purity liquid oxygen for Starship. Responsibilities include monitoring process parameters, troubleshooting equipment, executing plant operations, and partnering with engineers to improve systems.
Responsibilities
- Monitor the ASU via distributed control system/human-machine interface and conduct thorough field rounds, identifying equipment and process deviations early and reporting them immediately
- Troubleshoot, maintain, and support calibration of critical ASU equipment including centrifugal and reciprocating compressors, turboexpanders, cryogenic distillation columns, molecular sieve beds, gas analyzers, control valves, and instrumented electrical systems.
- Execute plant startups, shutdowns, mode changes, and abnormal situation response in accordance with approved operating procedures and alarm response matrices.
- Collect process samples, perform basic field testing, log operational data accurately, and report deviations immediately.
- Work with engineers, Lead Operations Specialists, technicians, and fabricators to implement fluid, mechanical, and control system designs and improvements in the field.
- Partner with the engineering team to develop, review, and refine operating procedures, checklists, and troubleshooting guides grounded in cryogenic physics and first principles.
- Execute lockout/tagout (LOTO), permit-to-work, job hazard analyses, and all Process Safety Management (PSM) activities with absolute discipline.
Qualification
Associate degree in mechanicalExposure to compressorsExperience with lockout/tagout
Required
- Associate degree in mechanical, electrical, chemical, or process engineering technology, or 6+ years of experience working in an industrial environment or plant operations dealing with air separation units, cryogenics, industrial gases, chemical, or oil & gas
- 4+ years of experience operating or supporting automated industrial processes
Preferred
- Experience using P&IDs and/or process flow diagrams as part of work (isolation or LOTO boundary definition, valve lineups, troubleshooting, or field rounds against drawings)
- Hands-on experience in a cryogenic plant, industrial gas facility, chemical plant, utilities plant, launch pad, or propellant farm
Company
SpaceX
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