Launch Infrastructure Instrumentation Technician

SpaceX; Brownsville (TX); On-site; USD 39,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking an Instrumentation & Controls Technician to join the Starbase infrastructure team in Texas. You will install, operate, and maintain instrumentation, controls, and SCADA systems for critical power, HVAC, and fluids infrastructure supporting launch and production activities.

The role involves field wiring, sensor calibration, PLC/HMI/SCADA configuration, and ensuring safety standards. You will read drawings, install panels to NFPA/UL standards, and collaborate with engineers to

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency
• 1+ years installing, troubleshooting, and maintaining instrumentation or controls
• 1+ years using mechanical/electronics hand tools and wiring from schematics

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, operate, and maintain instrumentation, automation, control, and SCADA systems for infrastructure, utility, and fluids systems
• Fabricate and install fluid-system components from schematics and drawings
• Connect, verify, calibrate, and troubleshoot sensors and transducers and complete wiring of electrical ground support equipment
• Configure and commission PLC, HMI, and SCADA applications in a high-reliability production and launch environment
• Update, redline, and troubleshoot electrical and pneumatic schematics (EPLAN, Schematics)
• Assemble and wire industrial control panels to NFPA 79 / NEC / UL 508A and install power-system controls
• Perform high-pressure liquid and pneumatic testing and repair urgent issues during activation or production
• Support controls upgrades, commissioning, testing, hand-off, and training as systems scale
• Read drawings and BOMs; keep SCADA and as-built documentation current
• Give engineers practical feedback on operation and maintenance of systems
• Write short work instructions from drawings and requirements
• Support SOWs and contractor work to maintain pace
• Train junior technicians on instrumentation and controls tasks
• Plan and finish weekly work with minimal impact to operating systems

Skills

Excellent written and verbal comms

Strong organizational skills

Ability to read and interpret drawings

Problem solving & troubleshooting

Independent or team work under stress

Safety-first mindset

Tools

EPLAN

AutoCAD

PLC/SCADA configuration

Ignition HMI

Electrical schematic CAD

NFPA/UL knowledge

Job description

SpaceX is seeking an Instrumentation & Controls Technician to join the Starbase infrastructure team in Texas. You will install, operate, and maintain instrumentation, controls, and SCADA systems for critical power, HVAC, and fluids infrastructure supporting launch and production activities.

The role involves field wiring, sensor calibration, PLC/HMI/SCADA configuration, and ensuring safety standards. You will read drawings, install panels to NFPA/UL standards, and collaborate with engineers to