Automation & Controls Specialist (Starship)

The role

The Production Automation & Controls Specialist will support the development and construction of tooling for Starship and Super Heavy Booster. This role involves owning, installing, and commissioning new automation assets, panel builds, and drawing updates.

What you will do

• Execute industrial automation projects in collaboration with Engineers, specialists, and Technicians
• Develop and upgrade data acquisition and control systems
• Provide technical support and guidance for controls technicians and other non-controls engineering groups
• Lead technicians and/or contractors
• Commission new hardware
• Perform continuous improvements for team processes, quality, and build times
• Perform daily task prioritization including risk mitigation
• Draft and redline drawings in Electrical and Fluids Schematics
• Liaise between Tooling Engineering and Automation & Controls for hardware mounting and cable management
• Program PLC’s and HMI’s according to engineering design

Required qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate
• 1+ years of experience in a controls technician or specialist role
• Available to work overtime and weekends when needed
• Work performed in an environment requiring exposure to fumes, odors, flashing lights, heat, cold, rain, and noise
• Ability to perform job duties that require standing, kneeling, crouching, twisting upper body, working in cramped positions in small openings
• Ability to work at elevated heights (200+ feet)
• Ability to perform physical tasks such as climbing up and down stairs and/or ladders regularly throughout the day
• Ability to lift light weight supplies or materials (up to 25lbs unassisted)
• Stand: Up to 6 hours per day
• Sit: Up to 3 hours per day
• Push/Pull: Up to 75lbs. (unassisted) 2 hours or longer per day
• Overhead reach: Up to 1 hour per day

Nice to have

• Occupational trade school qualification in an instrumentation or electrical-based field
• Knowledge of NFPA 70, NFPA 70E, NFPA 79 & UL508A codes
• Excellent communication skills
• Passion for advancing the commercial space industry and human spaceflight
• Strong work ethic and drive to succeed as part of a high-functioning team
• Ability to rapidly change roles/responsibilities in a high-paced environment
• Ability to thrive in ambiguity
• Knowledge of high-reliability processes and related documentation practices
• Experience in programming PLC and HMI
• Ability to design, implement and troubleshoot data acquisition and control hardware

Before you apply

• U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful, permanent resident, Refugee, or Asylee, or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State
• May be required to complete a pre-employment questionnaire and/or physical to confirm capabilities, which may include a medical history review

About the company

SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make human life on Mars possible. The company is committed to developing revolutionary space technology.