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Controls Technician

SpaceX · Starbase, TX

Posted 9 days ago

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This role has been open
9 days
SpaceX's roles stay open a median of 46 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
52% of SpaceX's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at SpaceX
high
1459 stale, 43 reposted of 2,362 open
Hiring momentum
3062 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-18

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About this role

As a Controls Technician at SpaceX, you will support the building and maintenance of data and control systems essential for safe and reliable access to space. Your daily tasks will involve troubleshooting, calibrating, and repairing instrumentation and electrical systems, as well as collaborating with design engineers to resolve issues based on test data. You will also be responsible for configuring data acquisition hardware and ensuring the health of various sensors and components.

Our read on this posting3.0out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
5/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

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What you need

  • Associate degree in instrumentation, control technology, electrical systems, or other electrical field (or 3+ years of relevant experience)
  • 2+ years of experience working with instrumentation such as pressure transducers, thermocouples, valves, flow meters, multimeters, or oscilloscopes

Nice to have

  • Experience with resistance temperature devices (RTDs), silicon diode temperature devices, strain gauges, load cells, displacement transducers
  • Basic knowledge of Wheatstone bridge theory and Ohm's law
  • Operational knowledge of an oscilloscope and multi-meter
  • Experience with Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) and motor starters
  • Knowledge in signal conditioning concepts for various types of sensors

Worth weighing

  • No salary listed
  • Role requires working in extreme outdoor environments and exposure to fumes and noise
  • Must be available for overtime and weekends, with travel to other sites as needed
  • Physical demands include lifting, climbing, and working at heights up to 500ft

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Listed by SpaceX on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-18. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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