Automation & Controls Specialist (Starship) - Level 4/5
SpaceX · Starbase, TX
Full-time Posted 4 days ago
About this role
<div class="content-intro"><p>SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.</p></div><p><strong>AUTOMATION & CONTROLS SPECIALIST (STARSHIP) - LEVEL 4/5</strong></p> <p>Starship is the largest and most capable space launch system ever developed. With the capability to deliver in excess of 100 metric tons to Earth’s orbit, it will fundamentally change access to space, and is the technology that will be used to establish a self-sustaining city on Mars
We will ultimately need thousands of Starships to accomplish that feat.</p> <p>The production fluids team is focused on the design and deployment of critical manufacturing and test infrastructure to manufacture & validate vehicle systems prior to flight, enabling high-rate manufacturing. We are looking for enthusiastic and creative individuals to merge rigorous aerospace design with highly reliability industrial fluid systems. As a process specialist, you will be responsible for developing the foundational processes our team requires.</p> <p><strong>RESPONSIBILITIES:</strong></p> <ul> <li data-uuid="e84509fe-2761-4c1a-8706-a0590ba8ff03">Design, develop, deploy, and manage ground-up automation and controls projects including initial trades, commissioning, hand-off, and training.</li> <li data-uuid="6f8ac46e-23bd-46cd-b001-5fafca3b104b">Deep drive process and project specifications for deliverables with design engineers (internal & external) to bound project criteria.</li> <li data-uuid="7d74b382-24f5-417e-9526-0b3669d4c6c9">Design and commission PLC, HMI, and SCADA applications in a high-reliability production environment.</li> <li data-uuid="69fc42e2-5a54-474a-8dc6-1c663d1349fe">Design, redline, modify and correct electrical and pneumatic schematics using a mix of in-house
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