Night-Shift Cryogenic ASU Process Operator

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is staffing a night-shift Process Operator Specialist for the Starship Air Separation Unit (ASU) at Starbase. You will monitor cryogenic systems, manage startups/shutdowns, and perform routine field rounds to ensure high-purity LOX production.

Under supervision, you will qualify toward independent watch standing, support troubleshooting and maintenance, and contribute to reliability, purity, and housekeeping objectives in a demanding industrial environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
• 1+ years of experience in an industrial environment or plant operations dealing with air separation units, cryogenics, industrial gases, chemical, or oil & gas.

Responsibilities

• Monitor the ASU via distributed control system/human-machine interface and conduct thorough field rounds, identifying equipment and process deviations early and reporting them immediately.
• Execute plant startups, shutdowns, mode changes, and abnormal situation response per procedures and alarm matrices.
• Support troubleshooting, maintenance, and calibration of ASU equipment including compressors, turboexpanders, distillation columns, molecular sieve beds, gas analyzers, valves, and instruments.
• Collect process samples, perform field tests, log data accurately, and escalate when conditions diverge from procedures.
• Perform lockout/tagout, permit-to-work, JHA, and Process Safety Management activities and maintain 5S and housekeeping.

Skills

Industrial operation

Cryogenic plant experience

DCS/HMI experience

Lockout/Tagout/PSM

Safety-conscious

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

P&IDs / process flow diagrams

Honeywell/Siemens/Rockwell DCS

HMI operation

Industrial electrical knowledge (120V/480V)

Job description

SpaceX is staffing a night-shift Process Operator Specialist for the Starship Air Separation Unit (ASU) at Starbase. You will monitor cryogenic systems, manage startups/shutdowns, and perform routine field rounds to ensure high-purity LOX production.

Under supervision, you will qualify toward independent watch standing, support troubleshooting and maintenance, and contribute to reliability, purity, and housekeeping objectives in a demanding industrial environment.