About The Position
The Equipment Maintenance Technician plays a vital role in supporting SpaceX’s Starship operations team by maintaining and repairing critical assets to ensure their optimal performance in high-stakes manufacturing environments. This hands-on position involves performing preventative and corrective maintenance on complex automation systems, troubleshooting and resolving issues in control, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and mechanical components—such as PLCs, servomotors, actuators, gearboxes, overhead cranes, and KUKA robotics—while adhering to safety protocols. By collaborating with engineering and production teams, interpreting schematics, documenting repairs, and applying analytical problem-solving to deliver permanent solutions, the Equipment Maintenance Technician upholds operational reliability and efficiency, directly contributing to the success of Starship’s mission to advance human space exploration.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalency certificate
- 8+ years of maintenance technician experience
- 8+ years of experience with hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical, and/or electrical repair
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline
- 10+ years of experience as a maintenance technician or field service engineer
- 5+ years experience repairing, troubleshooting, and/or commissioning overhead crane equipment
- Experience installing, aligning and commissioning automated production cells in aerospace environment
- Experience accessing and modifying Siemens control logic or similar PLC architectures
- Experience in the application & operation of precision machine tools in aerospace manufacturing environment
- Experience with CAD and/or mechanical design
- Experience operating a forklift and other related inventory equipment
- Ability to read and interpret electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic schematics and drawings
- Ability to write detailed repair reports (advanced MS Office skills)
- Ability to use power tools and hand tools as well as heavy equipment
- Ability to maintain a safe and clean working environment while adhering to company policies, quality policies, and industry standards
- Detail oriented, organized, and able to demonstrate a high sense of urgency
- Analytic thinker that gets to the root of problems and comes up with permanent solutions to remedy issues
Responsibilities
- Maintain and repair all assets to ensure their proper operating condition
- Provide preventative and corrective maintenance on various complex automation systems
- Troubleshoot and repair control & electrical system failures involving – PLCs, HMIs, servomotors, servo amplifiers, input/output, field sensors
- Troubleshoot and repair various machine tool hydraulic and pneumatic systems – actuators, valves, pumps, filters
- Troubleshoot and repair automated tool mechanical systems – ballscrews, linear rails, guideways, gearboxes, 3 phase motors
- Drive forklifts and company vehicles
- Perform other related duties, as assigned, for the purpose of ensuring an efficient and effective work environment
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
