Automation & Controls Specialist (Starship) - Night Shift

The role

This person will design and activate systems that build and launch Starship. They will work on electrical and control systems across the rocket launch facility.

What you will do

• Provide innovative solutions to special requirements and challenges
• Execute the integration and activation testing of new equipment
• Manage electrical cabinet builds, field wiring, pneumatic, and fluid plumbing
• Provide hands-on troubleshooting support for ground support equipment tooling
• Write robust and scalable procedures to activate technicians
• Lay out new industrial electrical control panels and create schematics
• Participate in the design and development of new and existing control systems
• Architect, write, and debug PLC code

Required qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate
• 3+ years of experience in a controls technician, controls specialist, or engineering role
• Must be willing to work weekends and night shifts as needed
• Must be willing to travel to other launch sites in support of operational activities and launches
• Ability to pass Air Force background check for Cape Canaveral
• Lifting, standing, climbing, bending, grasping, sitting, pulling, pushing, stooping, stretching, and carrying are generally required

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering or technology field
• Occupational trade school qualification in an instrumentation or electrical-based field
• Knowledge of NFPA 70 (National Electrical Code), NFPA 70E (Standard for Electrical Safety), NFPA 79 & UL508A codes
• Excellent communication skills—both written and verbal
• Ability to thrive in ambiguity, independently drive project progress, and manage multiple priorities
• Proven ability to author detailed manufacturing planning work orders in strict compliance with guidelines and procedures
• Fundamental understanding of engineering principles behind electronic equipment, instrumentation, and commonly used industrial equipment
• Experience designing and installing instrumentation and control systems in hazardous areas (NFPA 70 Section 500 installations); Class 1, Division 1 and Division 2 environments or IEC equivalence
• Electrical schematic CAD experience using EPlan
• PLC programming experience, preferably Siemens TIA Portal

Before you apply

• Ability to pass Air Force background check for Cape Canaveral
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful, permanent resident, Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S.

About the company

SpaceX is developing technologies to enable human life on Mars. The company's Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket represent a fully reusable transportation system.