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Power Plant Operator (Starbase)

SpaceX· High Power Engineering
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Starbase, TXfull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Power Plant Operator for SpaceX Starbase, TX. Hands-on role supporting day-to-day operations, maintenance, and troubleshooting at a power generation facility across mechanical, electrical, and control systems.

Responsibilities

  • Provide operational and maintenance support for plant mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and process systems, including pumps, piping, chillers, cooling towers, HVAC, generators, motors, water systems, UPS, switchgear, and related balance-of-plant equipment
  • Perform daily inspections of critical systems, identify issues early, and self-report problems before they affect generation
  • Identify equipment and process deviations and perform corrective actions
  • Troubleshoot and repair operational issues found during normal plant operation, start-up, outages, or commissioning
  • Assist with maintenance and troubleshooting of plant control systems, including PLC, HMI, SCADA, and related industrial controls for generation, cooling, power distribution, and safety
  • Support HMI/interface monitoring and help maintain automated controls for fire protection and emergency shutdown
  • Read and interpret P&IDs, schematics, data sheets/manuals, drawings, and equipment documentation
  • Work with engineers and technicians to create operating procedures
  • Write, follow, and execute MOPs, SOPs, and EOPs, and learn and run standard operating procedures on the machinery
  • Support lockout/tagout, hot work, confined space, and site safety and environmental requirements
  • Coordinate and support scheduled system shutdowns, outages, and utility events as directed
  • Support commissioning by witnessing equipment start-up, assisting with functional testing, and monitoring construction and turnover progress
  • Coordinate with operations, maintenance, and engineering to restore equipment and keep the plant running

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalency certificate
  • 3+ years of hands-on experience as a technician or operator working with industrial mechanical, electrical, and/or control systems

Skills

Required:Industrial mechanical, electrical, and control systems experience
Nice to have:MOPs, SOPs, and EOPs development and executionP&ID and schematic readingPLC/HMI/SCADA troubleshooting (Ignition, Siemens, Rockwell, SEL)Generators, UPS, switchgear, HVAC, chillers, cooling towers, pumps, plant water systemsElectrical switchgear (120V, 480V, 4160V)Lockout/tagout and hot work permittingDocumentation and communication
Last updated Oct 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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