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Automation & Controls Specialist, Infrastructure & Utility (Starship) - Level 4/5

SpaceX· High Power Engineering
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Starbase, TXFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Automation & Controls Specialist for Starship production, focusing on designing, deploying, and managing ground-up automation and controls projects in a high-reliability manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, deploy, and manage ground-up automation and controls projects including initial trades, commissioning, hand-off, and training
  • Deep drive process and project specifications for deliverables with design engineers (internal & external) to bound project criteria
  • Design and commission PLC, HMI, and SCADA applications in a high-reliability production environment
  • Design, redline, modify and correct electrical and pneumatic schematics using a mix of in-house and 3rd party tools (Eplan, schematics, etc.)
  • Lay out new industrial electrical control panels which are NFPA79/NEC/UL508A compliant
  • Create and update concise written and visual instructions from design review, technical drawings, and requirement documentation
  • Audit manufacturing process - assessing process inefficiencies, safety improvements, and potential optimizations through the implementation of automation
  • Develop SOW’s, bargain, trade, and release contractor work to enable the in-house build team to keep pace with production needs
  • Proactively utilize JIRA to plan out & complete weekly scheduled tasks

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalency certificate
  • 3+ years of hands-on experience installing, troubleshooting, and maintaining automation and controls systems

Skills

Required:Manufacturing automation and controlsElectrical schematicsPLC, HMI, SCADA programmingJIRA
Nice to have:SOW development and vendor management
Last updated Aug 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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