Controls Technician - Data & Instrumentation (2nd Shift)

SpaceX; Brownsville (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Controls Technician for the 2nd shift to support building and maintaining data and control systems across test environments. The role involves complex instrumentation, wiring, and sensor integration, with a focus on reliable, safe test access to space.

The ideal candidate will have an associate degree or equivalent experience, 2+ years in instrumentation, and hands-on skills with transducers, thermocouples, valves, and measurement devices.

Qualifications

• Associate degree required; 3+ years experience in lieu of degree may be considered.
• 2+ years of experience with instrumentation such as pressure transducers, thermocouples, valves, flow meters, multimeters, or oscilloscopes.

Responsibilities

• Perform complex technical assignments involving instrumentation and data acquisition/processing systems.
• Maintain, calibrate, configure, monitor, test, troubleshoot, install, and repair instrumentation, process controls, data acquisition systems, and electrical systems.
• Investigate, diagnose, correct, and document instrumentation or system malfunctions.
• Analyze results of calibrations and processed data, and assist in interpretation of test data.
• Adjust, repair, or replace faulty components of test setups and equipment.
• Lay out, build, test, troubleshoot, repair, and modify electrical and electronic units, assemblies, components, parts, equipment, and systems.
• Configure the data acquisition hardware.
• Perform wire terminations to a variety of instruments and verify sensor health.
• Install connectors, connector pins, terminals, and lugs.
• Perform continuity checks, locate and correct wiring errors using measuring instruments.
• Adjust, calibrate, align, and modify circuitry and record effects on unit performance.
• Read and interpret planning documents, schematics, wiring diagrams, specifications, drawings, manuals, blueprints, and engineering sketches.
• Perform layout and wiring of electrical panels.
• Collaborate with design engineers to troubleshoot failures and issues from test data.
• Perform other related duties to ensure efficient work environment.

Skills

Instrumentation experience

Experience with instrumentation

Education

Associate degree in instrumentation, control technology, electrical systems, or related field

Tools

Oscilloscope

Multimeter

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Controls Technician for the 2nd shift to support building and maintaining data and control systems across test environments. The role involves complex instrumentation, wiring, and sensor integration, with a focus on reliable, safe test access to space.

The ideal candidate will have an associate degree or equivalent experience, 2+ years in instrumentation, and hands-on skills with transducers, thermocouples, valves, and measurement devices.