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# Operations Engineer, Starbase Infrastructure

- **Company:** Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
- **Location:** Starbase, 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:** October 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/1_spacex-8780717002

## About the Role

shop runs it without you in the room, including the cases that stay unique on purpose BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: + 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.

## Description

OPERATIONS ENGINEER, STARBASE INFRASTRUCTURE 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.
RESPONSIBILITIES: + 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