Process Operator Specialist, Air Separation Unit (Starship) - Night Shift

SpaceX
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 1+ yearsEducation: high_schoolSkills: ["Troubleshooting","Documentation/logging","Process safety","Attention to detail","Continuous improvement"]

Operate and support SpaceX’s production-scale Air Separation Unit at Starbase, producing high-purity liquid oxygen for Starship. Monitor cryogenic distillation and equipment via distributed control system and HMI, run field rounds, execute startups/shutdowns and abnormal responses, and collect/log samples. Support troubleshooting, maintenance, calibration, and process safety practices (LOTO/PSM/5S) while qualifying toward independent watch standing and improving reliability and purity.

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Process Operator Specialist, Air Separation Unit (Starship) - Night Shift

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Job Summary

Operate and support SpaceX’s production-scale Air Separation Unit at Starbase, producing high-purity liquid oxygen for Starship. Monitor cryogenic distillation and equipment via distributed control system and HMI, run field rounds, execute startups/shutdowns and abnormal responses, and collect/log samples. Support troubleshooting, maintenance, calibration, and process safety practices (LOTO/PSM/5S) while qualifying toward independent watch standing and improving reliability and purity.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Entry level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Monitor the ASU via distributed control system/HMI and conduct thorough field rounds to identify and report equipment or process deviations early.
  • •Execute plant startup/shutdown, mode changes, and abnormal situation responses using approved operating procedures and alarm response matrices.
  • •Support troubleshooting, maintenance, and calibration of ASU equipment including compressors, turboexpanders, cryogenic distillation columns, molecular sieve beds, gas analyzers, control valves, and instrumented electrical systems.
  • •Collect process samples, perform basic field testing, log operational data accurately, and escalate immediately when conditions don’t match procedures.
  • •Execute LOTO, permit-to-work, job hazard analyses, and PSM activities as trained/authorized while maintaining rigorous 5S, housekeeping, and visual management.

Key Requirements

  • •High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
  • •1+ years of experience in an industrial environment or plant operations involving air separation units, cryogenics, industrial gases, chemical, or oil & gas.
  • •Hands-on experience in a cryogenic plant, industrial gas facility, chemical plant, utilities plant, launch pad, or propellant farm.
  • •Experience using P&IDs and/or process flow diagrams to support isolation/LOTO boundary definition, valve lineups, troubleshooting, or field rounds.
  • •Experience with lockout/tagout, job hazard analysis, hot work permitting, confined space, or Process Safety Management (PSM) practices.
Experience:1+ years
Education:High School
Skills:TroubleshootingDocumentation/loggingProcess safetyAttention to detailContinuous improvement
Languages:English
Tech Stack:Cryogenic distillationTurboexpanderCentrifugal compressorsMolecular sieveLiquid oxygen (LOX)Distributed control systemHuman-machine interface (HMI)HoneywellSiemensRockwellP&IDsProcess flow diagramsControl valvesGas analyzersLockout/tagout (LOTO)Process Safety Management (PSM)5SJob hazard analysis

Eligibility

Nationality:US National

Company Brief

SpaceX
Designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft for commercial and government customers, aiming to reduce space transportation costs and enable human life on Mars through reusable launch vehicles and integrated space systems.
Industry: Aerospace Manufacturing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Valuation: Hectocorn (USD 100B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Hawthorne, United States
Founded: 2002
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