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Instrumentation & Controls Technician, Water Treatment (Starlink)

SpaceX· Starlink Production Bastrop - PCB Operations
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Bastrop, TXfull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Instrumentation and Controls Technician for Water Treatment supporting Ultra-Pure Water, Industrial Wastewater, and Zero Liquid Discharge systems at SpaceX Bastrop, TX; hands-on role focused on installation, calibration, troubleshooting, and optimization of water treatment instrumentation and control systems.

Responsibilities

  • Perform installation, calibration, troubleshooting, and repair of industrial instrumentation, including pH, ORP, conductivity, turbidity, flow, level, pressure, and temperature transmitters
  • Troubleshoot and maintain control panels, PLCs (Allen Bradley/Siemens), VFDs, and motor starters related to water treatment skids
  • Diagnose issues within 4-20mA, 0-10V, and digital communication loops (Ethernet/IP, Modbus)
  • Work closely with the water operations team to optimize chemical dosing pumps and automated valves for process efficiency
  • Execute preventative maintenance (PM) plans on electrical and control systems to minimize downtime
  • Assist engineers with the commissioning of new water treatment equipment and upgrades to existing infrastructure
  • Read and interpret P&IDs, electrical schematics, and logic diagrams to identify root causes of system failures
  • Maintain accurate records of calibration and maintenance activities
  • Configure the data acquisition hardware and control screens/HMIs

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
  • 3+ years of professional experience in industrial maintenance, instrumentation, or industrial electrical work
  • Experience working with low voltage controls (24VDC) and high voltage power (up to 480VAC)

Skills

Required:Instrumentation installation and calibrationPLC troubleshootingElectrical and control system PMP&ID and schematic interpretation

Benefits

  • Note: Benefits not listed in the provided description.
Last updated Aug 5, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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