Automation & Controls Specialist (Starship) - Level 4/5Active$50K–$795K

The opportunity

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.

What you'll do

  • Design, develop, deploy, and manage ground-up automation and controls: projects including initial trades, commissioning, hand-off, and training.

  • Deep drive process and project specifications for deliverables with design: engineers (internal & external) to bound project criteria.

  • Design and commission PLC, HMI, and SCADA applications in a high-reliability production environment.

  • Design, redline, modify and correct electrical and pneumatic schematics using: a mix of in-house and 3rd party tools (EPLAN, Schematics, Etc.).

  • Lay out new industrial electrical control panels which are NFPA79/NEC/UL508A compliant.

  • Create and update concise written and visual instructions from design review,: technical drawings, and requirement documentation.

What they're looking for

  • Audit manufacturing process: assessing process inefficiencies, safety improvements, and potential optimizations through the implementation of automation.
  • Develop SOW’s, bargain, trade, and release contractor work to enable the: in-house build team to keep pace with production needs.
  • Proactively utilize JIRA to plan out & complete weekly scheduled tasks.
  • High school diploma or equivalency certificate