Controls Technician: Instrumentation & Data Systems

SpaceX; Brownsville (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Controls Technician to support building and maintaining data and control systems, including sensors, wiring, and interface harnesses. The role emphasizes safe, low-cost, and reliable access to space through instrumentation and electrical systems expertise.

Responsibilities include calibrating, configuring, testing, and repairing instrumentation; diagnosing malfunctions; and collaborating with design engineers to troubleshoot test data. Occasional overtime may be required.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in instrumentation, control technology, electrical systems, or other electrical field; 3+ years relevant experience can substitute for degree.
• 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 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.

Skills

Pressure transducers

Thermocouples

Valves

Flow meters

Multimeters

Oscilloscopes

Soldering wires

Crimping tools

Wire harnessing

Electrical panels

DC power supplies

DC-DC converters

VFDs

PCI/PCIe|PXI|PXIe

Data acquisition

Education

Associate degree in instrumentation, control technology, electrical systems, or equivalent

Tools

SCXI/PXI data acquisition

PXI instrumentation

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Controls Technician to support building and maintaining data and control systems, including sensors, wiring, and interface harnesses. The role emphasizes safe, low-cost, and reliable access to space through instrumentation and electrical systems expertise.

Responsibilities include calibrating, configuring, testing, and repairing instrumentation; diagnosing malfunctions; and collaborating with design engineers to troubleshoot test data. Occasional overtime may be required.