SpaceX
Water Treatment Technician, UPW & Wastewater (Starlink)
Bastrop, TX
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About the role
- You will have ownership of one or more process areas and will have the opportunity to directly impact Starlink's products.
- The success of Starlink depends on the quality, reliability, cost, manufacturability, throughput, security, and user experience of the products that you will manufacture.
- This position is responsible for the development, implementation, and operationalization of equipment, facilities, treatment and manufacturing process technologies necessary for high volume production.
Responsibilities
- Manage wastewater treatment processes, including pH neutralization, evaporators (multiple-effect vacuum and MVR units), clarification/precipitation and solids dewatering, AOP (advanced oxidation processes), crystallizers, and a variety of other processes (TMF, UF, etc.)
- Perform routine preventative maintenance, calibration, and troubleshooting on pumps, valves, sensors, membranes, and control systems
- Respond to alarms, investigate excursions, and implement corrective actions to minimize downtime (target: >99.9% system availability)
- Collaborate with manufacturing, EHS, and engineering teams to optimize water usage, reduce waste, and implement sustainability initiatives
- Identify equipment and process deviations and perform corrective actions
- Work with engineers and technicians to create operating procedures
- Use knowledge of systems and existing documentation like schematics and parts lists to create and maintain a mature and efficient hardware inventory system - including procurement of critical spares
- Read, interpret, and follow technical documents such as manufacturing work instructions
- Perform other related duties, as assigned, for the purpose of ensuring an efficient and effective work environment
Requirements
- High school degree or equivalency certificate
- 2+ years of experience working in a hands-on technical position OR an associate's degree in a STEM field
- Must be open to work all shifts, overtime and/or weekends as needed
- Must be able to lift up to of 25 lbs. unassisted
- Must be able to walk and stand for long periods of time
- Must be comfortable working in a production environment with extensive use of hazardous chemicals such as acids, alkalis, and solvents
- Must be able to wear appropriate PPE for lab and electro-chemical manufacturing environment
- Must be comfortable with climbing up and down ladders, grasping, standing, lifting, bending, pulling, pushing, stooping, stretching, carrying, crawling, and maneuvering in tight spaces
- 3+ years of hands on experience in UPW production and/or industrial wastewater treatment (semiconductor, pharma, or electronics manufacturing ideal)
Skills
- Proficiently use a computer and MS Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Experience in a chemical manufacturing or oil/gas industry
- Strong knowledge of water chemistry, ion exchange, RO/EDI systems, and wastewater technologies
- Proficiency with water quality instrumentation and basic PLC troubleshooting
- Experience working in a manufacturing environment or wet lab
- Experience with process parameters and engineering units for temperature, pressure, flow, and power
- Ability to read and understand P&ID and schematic wiring diagrams
- Experience with lock out tag out, job hazard analysis, hot work permitting
- Experience handling flammable, toxic, corrosive, or hazardous chemicals
- Experience using production and inventory management software such as MES/ERP
- Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills to work closely with other technicians and cross-functional teams
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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