Lead Welder: Starship Launch Hardware | Multiple Shifts

SpaceX Corp.; Florida; Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX in Cape Canaveral, FL is seeking a Lead Welder (Starship Launch Hardware) to lead a welding team across multiple shifts on launch, recovery, and refurbishment projects. You will lay out, fabricate, and install metal components for structures and pressure vessels while ensuring adherence to weld procedures.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of welding and 3+ years of piping/pressure vessel fabrication, plus proven leadership of small teams.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 5+ years of structural fabrication and welding experience.
• 3+ years of piping system or pressure vessel fabrication experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of welders during build and repair operations for launch, recovery, and post-launch refurbishment.
• Lay out, fit, and fabricate metal components to assemble structures, launch component supports, and pressure vessels.
• Lead contract welders when job size and schedule require increased team sizes; train and monitor the work quality of contractors.
• Orient new team members and assign/reassign tasks; assist in scheduling daily work assignments and inform others of work procedures to ensure performance standards are met.
• Assist the supervisor in coaching, mentoring, and training team members.
• Communicate with the team on assignments, projects, problems, deadlines, and issues for review.
• Problem solve and collaborate on SpaceX tasks and assignments.
• Ensure that all welding staff members follow the proper weld procedure.
• Provide information on material and rod size, and accurately assess material needs for each welding project.

Skills

Team leadership

Welding expertise

Blueprint reading

TIG welding

Piping/pressure vessels

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Overhead cranes

Forklifts

Plasma cutting

Oxyacetylene cutting

FCAW

GMAW

GTAW

SMAW

Job description

SpaceX in Cape Canaveral, FL is seeking a Lead Welder (Starship Launch Hardware) to lead a welding team across multiple shifts on launch, recovery, and refurbishment projects. You will lay out, fabricate, and install metal components for structures and pressure vessels while ensuring adherence to weld procedures.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of welding and 3+ years of piping/pressure vessel fabrication, plus proven leadership of small teams.