Join SpaceX as a Power Plant Maintenance Specialist to ensure equipment performance and reliability at the Starbase facility.
Posted by employer 1 week ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 week ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
What you'll build
- Identify equipment and process deviations and perform corrective actions
- Troubleshoot, maintain, and calibrate process equipment
- Work with engineers and technicians to create operating procedures
- Coordinate across multiple disciplines for resource availability
- Create and maintain a hardware inventory system
Must have
- Associate degree in mechanical or electrical engineering technology and 2+ years of experience
- High school diploma or equivalency certificate and 4+ years of experience
Nice to have
- Basic understanding of process parameters and engineering units
- Ability to read and understand P&ID and schematic wiring diagrams
- Familiar with mechanical equipment and systems
- Familiar with lock out tag out and job hazard analysis
- Familiar with electrical switchgear and components
Practical constraints
- Willing and able to work outside with hand tools
- Required to climb ladders to elevated platforms
- Flexible schedule, which could include days or nights and weekends
Requirements
- Experience
- 2–4 years
- Education
- Associate's degree
- Visa
- No sponsorship (stated in posting)
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation.
Joblaze summary
The Power Plant Maintenance Specialist at SpaceX is responsible for monitoring and maintaining the performance of various industrial processes, including gas and steam turbines, to ensure reliability and prevent malfunctions. Candidates should have a background in mechanical or electrical engineering technology, along with hands-on experience in automated processes and equipment troubleshooting. This role is suited for individuals with a solid understanding of process parameters and mechanical systems, ideally with a few years of relevant experience. The position requires collaboration with engineers and technicians, emphasizing a proactive approach to equipment management.
Joblaze insights
- Listed 9 days ago — first seen on Joblaze October 29, 2026. Last confirmed on SpaceX's careers page November 6, 2026.
Quick facts
- Is the Power Plant Maintenance Specialist role remote?
- No — this is an on-site role in Starbase, TX.
- How much experience is required?
- 2–4 years of relevant experience for this Power Plant Maintenance Specialist role.
- Where is the role based?
- SpaceX is hiring for this position in Starbase, TX.
- What seniority level is this role?
- SpaceX targets mid-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Power Plant Maintenance Specialist role at SpaceX.
From the original posting
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.
POWER PLANT MAITENANCE SPECIALIST
SpaceX is seeking process operators for its Starbase, TX facility. Ideally, the operator has experience working with industrial processes that utilize gas/steam turbines, engines, motors, fluid piping, electrical equipment, and instrumented controls. This position entails ownership of equipment performance and reliability by monitoring process parameters and maintaining components, with a keen eye for leading indicators of instability or malfunction, and a drive to correct those issues in advance of undesirable events.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Identify equipment and process deviations and perform corrective actions
- Troubleshoot, maintain, and calibrate a variety of process equipment including centrifugal and reciprocating compressors, gas analyzers, control systems, instrument electrical systems and process control valves
- Work with engineers, technicians, and fabricators to implement fluid and mechanical designs in the field
- Work with engineers and technicians to create operating procedures
- Coordinate across multiple disciplines to ensure that required resources are available to complete builds
- Use knowledge of systems and existing documentation like schematics and parts lists to create and maintain a mature and efficient hardware inventory system – including procurement of critical spares
- Learn and run standard operating procedures on the machinery
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Associate degree in mechanical or electrical engineering technology and 2+ years of experience working with automated processes in one of the following areas OR a high school diploma or equivalency certificate and 4+ years of experience in one of the following areas:
- Control room operations
- Plant operations
- Mechanic/millwright support
- Instrumentation/electrical operations
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Basic understanding of process parameters and engineering units for temperature, pressure, flow, and power
- Ability to read and understand P&ID and schematic wiring diagrams
- Familiar with mechanical equipment and systems requiring the isolation of the malfunction, disassembly of industrial machinery and repair/replacement of bearings, gears, structural components
- Familiar with lock out tag out, job hazard analysis, hot work permitting
- Familiar with 120V, 480V, and 4160V electrical switchgear and components
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Willing and able to work outside with hand tools, which includes the ability to stand, walk, climb, and work with objects overhead
- Required to climb ladders to elevated platforms and operate man-lifts at elevations in excess of 100 feet
- Flexible schedule, which could include days or nights and also weekends
ITAR REQUIREMENTS:
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