Aerospace Controls Technician — Data & Instrumentation

Future Ventures; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Controls Technician to support building and maintaining data and control systems, including instrumentation, wiring, sensors, and electrical panels, to ensure safe, reliable test operations.

Responsibilities include calibrating, configuring, testing, troubleshooting, repairing instrumentation and control systems, analyzing calibration results, and collaborating with design engineers on failures shown by test data.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in instrumentation or electrical systems (3+ years experience acceptable in lieu).
• 2+ years’ experience with instrumentation such as pressure sensors, transducers, valves, flow meters, multimeters or oscilloscopes.
• Hands-on ability with calibration, testing, configuration, and troubleshooting of instrumentation and control systems.

Responsibilities

• Perform complex technical assignments involving instrumentation and data acquisition/processing systems.
• Maintain, calibrate, configure, monitor, test, troubleshoot, install, and repair instrumentation and electrical systems.
• Investigate, diagnose, correct, and document malfunctions in instrumentation or systems.
• Analyze calibration results and assist in interpreting test data.
• Layout, build, test, and modify electrical units, assemblies, components, and panels.
• Configure data acquisition hardware and verify sensor health through terminators and connectors.

Skills

Instrumentation

Electrical troubleshooting

Data acquisition

System calibration

Schematic interpretation

Collaboration with engineers

Wiring and panels

Education

Associate degree in instrumentation or electrical systems

Tools

Oscilloscope

Multimeter

Calibrations equipment

Electrical wiring/tools

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Controls Technician to support building and maintaining data and control systems, including instrumentation, wiring, sensors, and electrical panels, to ensure safe, reliable test operations.

Responsibilities include calibrating, configuring, testing, troubleshooting, repairing instrumentation and control systems, analyzing calibration results, and collaborating with design engineers on failures shown by test data.