Instrumentation & Controls Technician (Data Acquisition)

SpaceX; Brownsville (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX in Brownsville, TX is seeking a skilled Controls Technician to build and maintain our data and control systems used for testing and production. You will calibrate and troubleshoot instrumentation, read schematics, and install wiring for diverse sensors and panels.

You will analyze calibration results, document issues, and collaborate with engineers to ensure reliable operation of space-test hardware in a demanding environment.

Qualifications

• Associate degree (or 3+ years experience) in instrumentation or electrical field.
• 2+ years with instrumentation such as pressure transducers, thermocouples, valves, flow meters, multimeters, or oscilloscopes.

Responsibilities

• Perform complex assignments involving instrumentation and data acquisition 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 developmental and production 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.

Skills

Instrumentation experience

Electrical systems knowledge

Diagnostics & troubleshooting

Education

Associate degree in instrumentation/electrical systems

Tools

Oscilloscope

Multimeter

DAQ systems

Soldering tools

Job description

SpaceX in Brownsville, TX is seeking a skilled Controls Technician to build and maintain our data and control systems used for testing and production. You will calibrate and troubleshoot instrumentation, read schematics, and install wiring for diverse sensors and panels.

You will analyze calibration results, document issues, and collaborate with engineers to ensure reliable operation of space-test hardware in a demanding environment.