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- Freshness
- Open in the current public read path; this is not an employer guarantee.Last observed October 31, 2026
- Classification
- Modern power-system classification not yet published for this listing.Legacy source industry field: Power Generation
- Pay provenance
- Estimated benchmark; not employer-provided
Job Description
As an Instrumentation & Controls Technician, you will keep the controls and field instruments reliable on SpaceXAI’s on-site power plant.
Key Responsibilities
- Calibrate, test, troubleshoot, and repair field instruments and final elements, including transmitters, switches, analyzers, thermocouples, RTDs, control valves, and actuators
- Troubleshoot turbine, generator, and balance-of-plant control systems across every manufacturer on site, including PLCs, turbine controls, and the plant control system
- Find and fix trips, alarms, and bad instrument readings with the shift team and return equipment to service
- Run loop checks and functional checks during start-up, shutdown, commissioning, and outages
- Read and work from P&IDs, loop sheets, wiring diagrams, cause-and-effect charts, and control logic
- Complete calibrations and repairs to procedure, and record as-found/as-left results and work-order closeout in the CMMS
- Identify repeat instrument and controls failures and correct the cause, not only the symptom
- Use AI tools to troubleshoot faster and to simplify calibration records, procedures, and shift handoffs
- Follow SpaceXSI safety procedures, including LOTO, NFPA 70E / arc-flash, confined space, and hot work. Stop work when conditions are unsafe
- Flex shifts and work hours, including nights, weekends, holidays, and callouts, to maintain 24/7 I&C coverage
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
- 3+ years of hands-on instrumentation and controls maintenance in a power plant, generating station, or other high-reliability industrial facility.
- Experience with gas turbine or generator controls from more than one manufacturer
- Experience with PLCs, turbine control systems, and a plant DCS or equivalent control system
- Experience calibrating and troubleshooting 4–20 mA loops, HART devices, control valves, and instrument air
- Experience with fuel-gas, water, or balance-of-plant process instruments
- Ability to read P&IDs, loop sheets, electrical schematics, and control logic
- Experience with LOTO and NFPA 70E / arc-flash practices when working in control panels
- Experience using a CMMS, including calibration records and work-order closeout
- Experience supporting commissioning, outages, or trip investigations
- Associate’s degree or technical certificate in instrumentation, controls, or a related field
- Willingness to perform hands-on work in all environments (heat, cold, rain), in tight quarters or at heights
- Remain focused while working in hazardous environments, while wearing appropriate PPE
- Must be able to lift up to 25 lbs unassisted
- Lifting, standing, climbing, bending, grasping, sitting, pulling, pushing, stooping, stretching, and carrying are generally required to perform the functions of this position
- Must be able to work on-site at the power generation facility, with potential travel to other SpaceXSI sites
- Valid driver’s license
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