Starship Automation & Controls Engineer - Night Shift

InvestedintheMission; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking an Automation & Controls Specialist (Starship) for the night shift to design, activate, and test electrical and control systems for Starship at Cape Canaveral Space Force Base. You will work with a team of engineers to deploy scalable control solutions and robust manufacturing processes.

The role requires hands-on experience with electrical panels, PLC programming, and integration testing, and involves travel to support launches and weekend/night shifts as needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
• 3+ years of experience in a controls technician, controls specialist, or engineering role.
• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering or technology field.
• Occupational trade school qualification in an instrumentation or electrical-based field.
• Knowledge of NFPA 70, NFPA 70E, NFPA 79 and UL508A codes.
• Excellent communication skills in written and verbal form.

Responsibilities

• Provide innovative solutions to special requirements and challenges faced by the team.
• Execute the integration and activation testing of new equipment.
• Manage electrical cabinet builds, field wiring, pneumatic, and fluid plumbing.
• Author detailed manufacturing planning work orders.
• Provide hands‑on troubleshooting support for ground support equipment tooling.
• Write robust procedures to activate technicians to build and commission control systems.
• Layout new electrical control panels that are NFPA79/NEC/UL508A compliant, and create schematics.
• Participate in design and development of control systems for launch operations.
• Architect, write, and debug PLC code with well-structured, maintainable code.
• Collaborate with a wide range of people in a high‑pressure environment.

Skills

Controls engineering

Electrical design

PLC programming

C/C++

Python

Industrial automation

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Trade school in instrumentation/electrical

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

EPLAN CAD

Siemens TIA Portal

Modbus/Profinet/EtherNet/IP

Job description

SpaceX is seeking an Automation & Controls Specialist (Starship) for the night shift to design, activate, and test electrical and control systems for Starship at Cape Canaveral Space Force Base. You will work with a team of engineers to deploy scalable control solutions and robust manufacturing processes.

The role requires hands-on experience with electrical panels, PLC programming, and integration testing, and involves travel to support launches and weekend/night shifts as needed.