Power Plant Operator (Starbase)

<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&nbsp;enabling human life on Mars.</p></div><p><strong>POWER PLANT OPERATOR</strong></p> <p>SpaceX is seeking a Power Plant Operator for its Starbase, TX facility. This is a hands-on role supporting day-to-day operations, maintenance, and troubleshooting at a power generation facility. You will inspect running equipment, respond to issues as they come up, restore systems, and keep generation and balance-of-plant online. You will work across mechanical, electrical, and controls equipment — pumps, piping, chillers, cooling towers, HVAC, generators, motors, water systems, UPS, switchgear, and plant control systems — following procedures and engineering direction in a fast-paced environment.</p> <p>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. Ideally, the operator has experience working with industrial processes that utilize engines, motors, fluid piping, electrical equipment, and instrumented controls.</p> <p><strong>RESPONSIBILITIES:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Provide operational and maintenance support for plant mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and process systems, including pumps, piping, chillers, cooling towers, HVAC, generators, motors, water systems, UPS, switchgear, and related balance-of-plant equipment</li> <li>Perform daily inspections of critical systems, identify issues early, and self-report problems before they affect generation</li> <li>Identify equipment and process deviations and perform corrective actions</li> <li>Troubleshoot and repair operational issues found during normal plant operation, start-up, outages, or commissioning</li> <li>Assist with maintenance and troubleshooting of plant control systems, including PLC, HMI, SCADA, and related industrial controls for generation, cooling, power distribution, and safety</li> <li>Support HMI/interface monitoring and help maintain automated controls for fire protection and emergency shutdown</li> <li>Read and interpret P&amp;IDs, schematics, data sheets/manuals, drawings, and equipment documentation</li> <li>Work with engineers and technicians to create operating procedures</li> <li>Write, follow, and execute MOPs, SOPs, and EOPs, and learn and run standard operating procedures on the machinery</li> <li>Support lockout/tagout, hot work, confined space, and site safety and environmental requirements</li> <li>Coordinate and support scheduled system shutdowns, outages, and utility events as directed</li> <li>Support commissioning by witnessing equipment start-up, assisting with functional testing, and monitoring construction and turnover progress</li> <li>Coordinate with operations, maintenance, and engineering to restore equipment and keep the plant running</li> </ul> <p><strong>BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:</strong></p> <ul> <li>High school diploma or equivalency certificate</li> <li>3+ years of hands-on experience as a technician or operator working with industrial mechanical, electrical, and/or control systems</li> </ul> <p><strong>PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Associate’s degree in a technical field (e.g., Power Plant Technology, Controls, Mechatronics, Automation) or equivalent experience</li> <li>Experience operating or maintaining equipment in a power plant, process plant, or similar industrial facility</li> <li>Experience writing and executing MOPs, SOPs, and EOPs</li> <li>Basic understanding of process parameters and engineering units for temperature, pressure, flow, and power</li> <li>Ability to read and understand P&amp;ID and schematic wiring