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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Operations Engineer, Starbase Infrastructure - **Company:** Space Exploration Technologies Corp. - **Location:** Brownsville, TX, United States (Remote available) - **Contract:** Internship / Graduate position - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Computerized Maintenance Management Systems, Data Centers, Power BI, SAP Plant Maintenance, SQL Databases, Scripting - **Published:** September 2, 2026 - **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/88237868/1 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline * 1+ years of professional experience in industrial plant, central plant, utilities, facilities, power generation, process operations, or maintenance engineering PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: * 2+ years in a process plant, municipal or industrial utility, semiconductor or data-center facilities, shipyard, or similar 24/7 plant * Hands-on work management: Warp, Foundation, Maximo, SAP PM, or equivalent CMMS; you can write and close a work order to support an initiative * Experience reading P&IDs, electrical one-lines, and OEM manuals, and writing a procedure a technician can follow on night shift * Experience commissioning or standing up operational-readiness of new equipment (punch list through first PMs and spare setup) * Working knowledge of LOTO, MOC, confined space, and energized / pressurized systems * Familiarity with at least two of: medium-voltage or industrial electrical; HVAC / BMS; industrial gas or compressed air; water / wastewater; rotating equipment * TCEQ public water / wastewater or similar permitted-plant exposure * Practical use of SQL, Power BI, scripting, or AI to remove clerk work from WOs, PMs, and reports, with judgment for when the right answer is a technician skill * Experience overseeing contractors and vendors on a live industrial site * Ability to work well in an integrated collaborative team environment, including frequent interactions with technicians, engineers, and leadership * Internships, clubs, or other hands-on extra-curricular activities qualify ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: * Ability to work extended hours, weekends, and offsite as needed * Must be able to work in extreme outdoor environments when needed - heat, cold, wind, rain * Must be able to lift 25 lbs. unassisted, climb ladders, and walk the plants and shops you support * This position is based in Starbase, TX (Brownsville / Boca Chica) and requires being onsite - remote work not considered * Must be willing to travel to other SpaceX sites when needed (up to 15%) ITAR REQUIREMENTS: * To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. * 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. * 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here. ## Description Starbase infrastructure - site power, HVAC, facilities, production fluids, industrial gas, water, and wastewater - is run by technician shops. This Operations Engineer standardizes how those shops plan, execute, and close work so the site runs as one operating system. Match existing SpaceX / site standards where they work; write a unique process only when the circumstances require it, and say why. When something is broken or slow, pick the lever: a tool (including software and AI), a physical change, or a people standard. Warp work orders, PMs, punch lists, and labor hours should mean the same thing in every shop. You write WOs for the initiatives you own; supervisors and leads own the daily flow., * Standardize how work is requested, planned, executed, and closed across all infrastructure shops. One WO / PM / estimate / closeout standard, with documented exceptions where a system (MV electrical, TCEQ water, cryogenic gas, etc.) requires them * Adopt company and site standards (Warp, Foundation, LOTO, MOC, commissioning turnover) and pull in processes from other SpaceX plants where they fit * Choose the fix: software / AI / data, a physical or tooling change, or a personnel skill and behavior standard. Be explicit which lever you are using and why it is the right one for that problem * Define and improve the work-management system: Warp / Foundation work orders, PM and PdM backlog, kitting, as-found / as-left closeout, critical spares. Write WOs to support the initiatives you are driving; supervisors and engineering own daily WO writing and planning releases * Give shops visibility they can staff against: time estimates vs actuals, remaining hours, and which jobs are blocking a customer * Own commissioning and operational-readiness for new or modified systems: punch lists, first PMs, mBOM / spare setup, procedures, and trained turnover to operations * Translate design packages (one-lines, P&IDs, vendor submittals, construction RFPs) into isolation plans, LOTO, work instructions, and hold points the floor can execute * Stand up asset identity for equipment that is still informal: what it is, what feeds it, what PM it gets, where the WO lives * Put numbers on the shops: availability, PM compliance, WO aging, estimate accuracy, contractor vs in-house mix; brief supervisors and site leadership * Write the procedures the shops actually use and teach leads and technicians the standard - you succeed when the shop runs it without you in the room, including the cases that stay unique on purpose ## Related Videos - [Beyond Dashboards: Fixing Text-to-SQL with Semantic RAG](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2036-beyond-dashboards-fixing-text-to-sql-with-semantic-rag) - [JavaScript? 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