Power Generation Fluid Systems Lead

SpaceX; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX seeks a Supervisor for Power Generation Fluid Systems to lead technicians in piping and components for gas, water, ammonia, and cooling systems. You will coordinate field tie-ins, oversee fabrication, and ensure leak-tight, compliant installations from spool yard to site.

You will guide a skilled crew, interpret P&IDs and drawings, perform tests, verify instrumentation, and drive training and safety improvements while maintaining inventory and reporting metrics.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience fabricating, installing, testing, and/or commissioning industrial fluid systems (piping, tubing, valves, pumps, and instrumentation).
• 2+ years of experience leading a crew, shift, or project (supervisor, lead, or equivalent) in a production, construction, test, or plant environment.

Responsibilities

• Supervise prefab/spool-yard and field fluid-system work, including daily schedules, workflow, and multi-shift handoff.
• Lead and manage a staff of fluid systems technicians, including hiring input, training, and all performance-management tasks.
• Organize, assign, and track work so spool fabrication, install, field tie-in, test, and punchlist move cleanly across shifts.
• Fabricate, install, and personally tie in fluid system components from P&IDs, isometric drawings, and engineering sketches.
• Own plant fluid systems for aeroderivative / industrial gas-turbine power generation, including natural gas fuel, instrument air, demineralized water, cooling water, and 19% aqueous ammonia (SCR) systems.
• Read and interpret work instructions, P&IDs, data sheets, manuals, and drawings; recommend changes that simplify the build and raise rate without sacrificing quality.
• Perform and supervise hydrostatic, pneumatic, and leak testing; troubleshoot and repair issues found during activation or production use.
• Connect and verify instrumentation (pressure transducers, thermocouples, flow, and similar) as required for system checkout.
• Assess skillsets, identify training needs, and build training so the crew can work natural gas, 19% aqueous ammonia, instrument air, demin, and cooling systems safely.
• Monitor labor hours and overtime; implement time-management and improvement plans with the staff.
• Provide data and reporting to support departmental metrics and improvement objectives.
• Ensure product quality and conformance to specifications, codes, and engineering requirements.
• Maintain tooling, consumables, and critical-spares inventory.
• Improve area safety and efficiency through regular auditing and continuous improvement (lockout/tagout, hot work, line break, chemical handling).
• Initiate and foster cooperation with millwrights, electrical, engineering, OEM advisors, construction, and datahall operations.
• Continuously improve processes and crew efficiency, utilization, and productivity.

Skills

Fluid systems

Crew supervision

P&IDs interpretation

Isometric drawings

Industrial piping

ASME codes

Hydrostatic testing

Field installation

Education

High school diploma

Tools

P&IDs

Isometric drawings

OEM manuals

Heavy equipment

Job description

SpaceX seeks a Supervisor for Power Generation Fluid Systems to lead technicians in piping and components for gas, water, ammonia, and cooling systems. You will coordinate field tie-ins, oversee fabrication, and ensure leak-tight, compliant installations from spool yard to site.

You will guide a skilled crew, interpret P&IDs and drawings, perform tests, verify instrumentation, and drive training and safety improvements while maintaining inventory and reporting metrics.