Raptor Manufacturing Specialist (Maintenance)

SpaceX•Hawthorne, CA

6d•$33 - $50

About The Position

SpaceX is seeking a motivated specialist to support preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of production equipment in a high-volume manufacturing environment. The role involves maintaining critical systems, diagnosing equipment issues, and collaborating with production teams, engineers, managers, customers, asset owners, and vendors to keep equipment operating reliably. It is suited to someone with foundational maintenance skills who is eager to learn and contribute to continuous improvement.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
At least 3 years of hands-on experience in a manufacturing, production, or technical environment.
Experience maintaining industrial equipment, such as welding tools, ovens, vacuum systems, or environmental testing chambers.
Familiarity with reading blueprints, schematics, or technical drawings.
Able to lift 50 pounds unassisted and comfortable standing, climbing, bending, and working at heights.
Willingness to obtain forklift, boom-lift, or other equipment certifications as required.
Ability to pass background checks for secure facilities.
U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations under ITAR requirements.

Nice To Haves

At least 3 years of experience as a maintenance specialist in a production environment.
Ability to perform basic fabrication.
Understanding of safety standards and Lean principles, including basic problem-solving methods such as Five Whys.
Analytical mindset for identifying simple root causes of issues.

Responsibilities

Own asset recovery from initial fault diagnosis and repair through functional validation and return-to-production release.
Perform scheduled preventive maintenance and corrective repairs on manufacturing and test equipment.
Collaborate with engineers, managers, and customers to maintain systems in peak operating condition.
Diagnose and troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electromechanical systems using root-cause analysis.
Work with asset owners to develop and maintain preventive-maintenance work instructions.
Maintain, calibrate, and inspect production assets, including welding systems, high-pressure pumps, thermal ovens, vacuum chambers, and other specialized machinery.
Learn advanced maintenance practices and new equipment technologies, maintaining attention to detail and urgency.
Interpret and apply schematics, P&IDs, blueprints, and technical drawings to support diagnosis and repairs.
Operate power tools, hand tools, precision measuring instruments, and heavy equipment or lifting devices safely and according to procedures.
Coordinate on-site vendor support, including defining scope, evaluating quotes, submitting purchase orders, and overseeing service work.
Follow safety protocols, including Lockout/Tagout, confined-space, and hazardous-energy-control procedures, and maintain a clean, organized, compliant work environment.
Use internal systems for work-order tracking, maintenance documentation, parts inventory, and equipment history logging.

Benefits

Potential long-term incentives in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards.
Potential discretionary bonuses.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan with the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount.
Medical coverage.
Vision coverage.
Dental coverage.
401(k) retirement plan.
Short- and long-term disability insurance.
Life insurance.
Paid parental leave.
Various other discounts and perks.
May accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation.
Eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year.
Paid sick leave pursuant to company policy.