Instrumentation and Controls Technician Power Generation
SpaceXAI builds frontier AI models and products including the Grok conversational assistant and a multimodal developer API.
Funding history
About SpaceXAI
SpaceXAI is a US-based AI company focused on accelerating scientific discovery and understanding the universe through reasoning, voice, image, video, and generative AI systems. Formerly xAI, it was acquired by SpaceX effective February 2, 2026, while continuing to operate the x.ai site and services.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will calibrate, test, troubleshoot, and repair instruments and control systems supporting turbines, generators, and plant equipment. You will perform loop and functional checks, investigate failures, maintain CMMS records, use AI tools for troubleshooting and documentation, follow safety procedures, and support 24/7 coverage.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalency certificate
- 3+ years of hands-on instrumentation and controls maintenance in a power plant, generating station, or high-reliability industrial facility
- Ability to perform hands-on work in varied environments, tight quarters, or at heights
- Ability to lift up to 25 lbs unassisted
- Ability to work on-site at the power generation facility
- Valid driver's license
Responsibilities
- Calibrate, test, troubleshoot, and repair field instruments and final elements
- Troubleshoot turbine, generator, and plant control systems
- Resolve trips, alarms, and inaccurate instrument readings
- Perform loop and functional checks during operating transitions and outages
- Read P&IDs, loop sheets, wiring diagrams, cause-and-effect charts, and control logic
- Record calibration and repair results in the CMMS
- Identify and correct root causes of recurring failures
- Use AI tools to improve troubleshooting and documentation
- Follow LOTO, arc-flash, confined-space, and hot-work safety procedures
- Work flexible shifts, including nights, weekends, holidays, and callouts