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Electrician, Medium Voltage (Starship)

SpaceX· High Power Engineering
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Starbase, TXfull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Medium Voltage Electrician responsible for installation, inspection, testing, maintenance, and repair of electrical equipment in substations and power grid facilities with emphasis on hands-on learning and working under supervision.

Responsibilities

  • Assist in installing, inspecting, maintaining, and repairing substation equipment, including breakers, transformers, switches, relays, buswork, control systems, and batteries.
  • Perform basic routine maintenance on high- and medium-voltage electrical systems, such as cleaning, lubrication, and visual inspections (e.g., oil levels, lights, heaters, connections).
  • Conduct entry-level electrical testing using voltmeters, ohmmeters, ammeters, insulation megger, and assist with insulation resistance, relay, transformer, and circuit breaker tests.
  • Read and interpret basic electrical drawings, one-line diagrams, schematics, wiring diagrams, and work orders with guidance.
  • Troubleshoot simple electrical, mechanical, and control system issues under supervision.
  • Follow lockout/tagout (LOTO), grounding, clearance procedures, and safety protocols (PPE, emergency rescue techniques like steel/aerial lift rescue).
  • Assist in station switching, de-energizing equipment, placing grounds, and coordinating with operators, engineers, and utility crews during outages or operations.
  • Help with physical tasks: digging/backfilling trenches, installing conduit/pipe/cable/wire, uncrating materials, painting structures, climbing ladders/structures (up to 50+ ft), and operating hand/power tools, portable generators, blowers, and pumps.
  • Support emergency responses to outages, faults, and call-outs for prompt service restoration.
  • Document work performed, test results, and observations accurately; maintain records and prepare basic reports.
  • Replace simple components like lamps, switches, outlets, dry cells; assist with oil sampling/handling and signal/communication systems.
  • Participate in training sessions, assist in training others, and become familiar with company safety rules, First Aid.
  • Operate company vehicles and specialized equipment; inspect and store personal protective equipment (PPE).
  • Perform similar or less skilled incidental duties as assigned.

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
  • 3+ years of experience working as a licensed electrician.

Skills

Required:Licensed electricianElectrical testing toolsReading electrical drawingsSafety and LOTO
Last updated Sep 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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