Job brief: Automation & Controls Technician

What JoRoute checked · Checked by JoRoute

• Listed on SpaceX's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-07 (1 day ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-07.
• The apply link opens boards.greenhouse.io, the address SpaceX's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: Not published
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Starbase, TX
• Posted: 2026-11-06

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Entry level. The posting asks for 1+ years of experience.

Must have

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate
• 1+ years hands-on installing, troubleshooting, and maintaining instrumentation, automation, or controls systems
• 1+ years using mechanical and/or electronics hand tools, including work from schematics on piping, valves, sensors, or control wiring
• 3+ years in industrial instrumentation, automation, controls, or fluid systems
• Relevant certifications (e.g., ISA CCST, NICET, Rockwell/Allen-Bradley, Siemens)
• Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S.

Conditions

• The role is based at Starbase, TX, with potential travel to other SpaceX facilities.
• Work extended hours and weekends as needed to support launch operations
• Lift up to 50 lbs. unassisted
• Provide 24/7 on-call support for emergencies

Main duties

• Install, configure, operate, and maintain instrumentation, automation, control, and SCADA systems for the infrastructure, utility, and fluids systems
• Fabricate and install fluid-system components from schematics and drawings, including stainless and aluminum piping, ball and check valves, pressure regulato…
• Connect, verify, calibrate, and troubleshoot pressure transducers, thermocouples, and other sensors, and complete the wiring of electrical ground support equ…
• Configure and commission PLC, HMI, and SCADA applications in a high-reliability production and launch environment
• Update, redline, and troubleshoot electrical and pneumatic schematics (EPLAN, Schematics, and similar)

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for mechanic and technician jobs across the U.S.: $71k a year (1,438 listings, 94 employers). This listing does not publish pay to compare.
• Across SpaceX's 2,896 open listings, 60% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How SpaceX hires

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