Automation & Controls Specialist, Launch Pad (Starship)

SpaceX • Starbase, TX, TX

10h

About The Position

The Automation & Controls Specialist on SpaceX’s Starship Tower & Launch Mount team helps bring the next generation of launch pads to life. The role bridges detailed design and activation by developing installation and cable-pulling plans, supporting the supply chain for commonly used parts, assisting in the field, and sharing build lessons with the design team. The team is developing systems intended to interface with future Starship vehicles, catch both stages, and enable a rapid, automated flight cadence without manual actions between launches.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
• At least 4 years of professional experience working with electrical or data acquisition systems.
• At least 2 years of experience designing electrical, mechanical, or control systems; university or trade school experience qualifies.
• Willingness to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
• Ability to work at elevated heights up to 500 feet.
• Ability to safely work at heights up to 500 feet and in confined spaces, use an air-purifying respirator, operate heavy equipment and machinery, and perform the physical requirements of the job.
• Must meet SpaceX’s stated ITAR eligibility requirements: be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or be eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations.

Nice To Haves

• Proficiency in writing and interpreting planning documents, schematics, wiring diagrams, specifications, drawings, manuals, blueprints, and engineering sketches.
• Ability to install and use instrumentation such as strain gages, pressure transducers, load cells, thermocouples, RTDs, accelerometers, and analog circuitry.
• Ability to fabricate and repair cable harnesses, including soldering, crimping, and assembling connectors.
• Strong interpersonal and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to rapidly change roles and responsibilities in a fast-paced, challenging work environment.
• Ability to solve complex problems with minimal supervision on tight schedules.

Responsibilities

• Create work instructions for integrating electrical and controls systems and their related secondary structures.
• Identify and escalate designs that create manufacturing difficulties and propose process improvements.
• Provide production support by rapidly dispositioning issue tickets and working with engineers to define requirements and standard repairs.
• Troubleshoot electrical and controls systems.
• Select, modify, and maintain equipment for tests and fabrication projects.
• Onboard machinery or equipment to increase build efficiency.
• Document build processes.
• Pursue initiatives to streamline the path from design to completed field hardware, including supply chain, planning, technician communication, test plans, tooling, checkouts, and data review.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED