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SpaceX · 2 weeks ago

Build Specialist, Automation & Controls (Starship Launch Pad)

Cape Canaveral, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

2+ years exp

SpaceX is a company focused on developing technologies for human exploration of Mars. The Build Specialist role involves creating work instructions, troubleshooting systems, and supporting production efforts to bridge the gap between design and implementation for launch pad operations.

Advanced MaterialsAerospaceManufacturingNational SecuritySpace Travel

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Create work instructions for integration of electrical and controls systems as well as their related secondary structures

Identify and escalate tricky designs that lead to manufacturing difficulties, and propose solutions for improving the process

Provide production support: rapidly disposition issue tickets, work with engineers to define requirements and standard repairs

Troubleshoot electrical and controls systems

Select, modify, and maintain equipment needed to perform tests and fabrication projects

Onboard new machinery or equipment to increase the efficiency of builds

Document build processes

Pursue initiatives to streamline the process of going from a design to completed hardware in the field including the areas of supply chain, planning generation, communication with technicians, test plans, tooling, checkouts, and data review

Qualification

Electrical systems troubleshootingControls systems integrationInstrumentation installationCable harness fabricationVerbal communication skillsProblem-solving skills

Required

High school diploma or equivalency certificate

2+ years of experience in mechanical, fluid, or electrical disciplines

Willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed

Ability to work at elevated heights up to 500 feet

Create work instructions for integration of electrical and controls systems as well as their related secondary structures

Identify and escalate tricky designs that lead to manufacturing difficulties, and propose solutions for improving the process

Provide production support: rapidly disposition issue tickets, work with engineers to define requirements and standard repairs

Troubleshoot electrical and controls systems

Select, modify, and maintain equipment needed to perform tests and fabrication projects

Onboard new machinery or equipment to increase the efficiency of builds

Document build processes

Preferred

Proficiency in writing and interpreting planning documents, schematics, wiring diagrams, specifications, drawings, manuals, blueprints, and engineering sketches

Ability to install and use instrumentation including strain gages, pressure transducers, load cells, thermocouples, RTDs, accelerometers, and analog circuitry

Ability to fabricate and repair cable harnesses including: soldering, crimping, assembling connectors

Strong interpersonal and verbal communication skills

Ability to rapidly change roles/responsibilities while working in a high-paced, challenging work environment

Ability to solve complex problems with minimal supervision on tight schedules