Process Operator Specialist, Air Separation Unit (Starship) - Night Shift

Starlink; Texas; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX in Starbase, Texas is seeking a Process Operator Specialist for the Air Separation Unit on the night shift. You will operate cryogenic distillation, turboexpanders, centrifugal compressors, and high-purity LOX production under the direction of Lead and Level 4/5 operators.

You will monitor process parameters, perform procedures, complete field rounds, and work toward independent watch standing in a high-stakes cryogenic environment, growing with the mission-critical hardware.

Job description

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

PROCESS OPERATOR SPECIALIST, AIR SEPARATION UNIT (STARSHIP) - NIGHT SHIFT

SpaceX is building its first production-scale Air Separation Unit (ASU) at Starbase to produce the high-purity liquid oxygen that powers Starship. This is not just another industrial plant—it is the critical on-site propellant factory that eliminates supply risk for the most ambitious launch vehicle ever built and lays the operational foundation for producing propellants on the Moon and Mars.

As a process operator specialist on the ASU team, you will operate and support cryogenic distillation, turboexpanders, centrifugal compressors, molecular sieve systems, and high-purity LOX production under the direction of Lead and Level 4/5 operators. You will monitor process parameters, execute approved procedures, complete thorough field rounds, and qualify toward independent watch standing. If you thrive in high-stakes cryogenic environments, want to learn these systems from first principles, and want ownership of mission-critical hardware as you grow, this is the role for you.

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