SpaceX
Controls Technician (Starship) - Night Shift - Level 4/5
Starbase, TX
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About the role
- SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.
- CONTROLS TECHNICIAN (STARSHIP) - NIGHT SHIFT - LEVEL 4/5
Responsibilities
- Read and interpret planning documents, schematics, datasheets/manuals, drawings, blueprints, and engineering sketches
- 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
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience as a mechanic, technician, electrician, or construction worker
- Ability to work extended hours, weekends and change shifts with minimal notice
- flexibility required
- Ability to travel to different sites, as needed, up to 20% travel
- Ability to work in temperatures over 80 degrees for 6 hours or greater per day
- Candidate must be capable of safely working at heights (up to 500ft), in confined spaces, operating heavy equipment and machinery, and performing the physical requirements of the job listed in the job description.
- 3+ years of experience working with any of the following instrumentation: resistance temperature devices (RTDs), thermocouples, strain gages, load cells, displacement transducers, pressure transducers
Skills
- 3+ years of experience using power tools in a professional capacity
- 1+ years of experience with electronic system assembly and construction
- 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
- System-level troubleshooting skills and the ability to logically solve instrumentation system problems and determine corrective action
- Knowledge of signal conditioning concepts for various types of sensors to include the following: Thermocouple Types K, S, and E;
- CONTROLS TECHNICIAN (STARSHIP) - NIGHT SHIFT - LEVEL 4/5
Compensation
- Knowledge of signal conditioning concepts for various types of sensors to include the following: Thermocouple Types K, S, and E; TC bonding concepts: resistance weld-on and adhesive bond-on types; TC probes through thermowell sheaths; col
Company info
- SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not.
Visa & Work Authorization
- citizen or national, (ii) U
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