Night Shift Aerospace Equipment Maintenance Lead

SpaceX; Brownsville (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Supervisor, Equipment Maintenance (Starship) for the night shift in Brownsville, TX. You will lead a diverse technician team on Starbase manufacturing assets, driving reliability, preventative maintenance, and rapid issue resolution.

You will oversee PLCs, HMIs, servo systems, hydraulics, pneumatics, and tooling while mentoring technicians and coordinating with vendors. Willingness to travel and all-shift availability are required.

Qualifications

• BASIC: High school diploma; 2+ years leading a team; 5+ years in hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical and electrical repair.
• PREFERRED: technical assoc. degree; aerospace production cells experience; Siemens PLC familiarity; CAD or mechanical design.
• Experience reading electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic schematics; writing repair reports; safety compliance.
• Ability to travel up to 10% and work all shifts with overtime as needed.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with maintenance manager on asset reliability and maintenance demand drivers.
• Lead technicians through repairs, preventive actions, and continuous improvement projects.
• Manage weekly workload and assign tasks to technicians.
• Triage maintenance requests and resource management across available assets.
• Coordinate with third‑party vendors for parts, documentation, training, and actions.
• Provide leadership in troubleshooting PLCs, HMIs, servomotors, actuators, valves, pumps, gearboxes, and sensors.

Skills

Team leadership

Maintenance expertise

Problem solving

LEAN manufacturing

5S

Electrical troubleshooting

Hydraulic/pneumatic/mechanical repair

Reading schematics

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate degree in a technical discipline

Tools

Siemens PLCs

CAD

Power tools

Hydraulic/pneumatic tools

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Supervisor, Equipment Maintenance (Starship) for the night shift in Brownsville, TX. You will lead a diverse technician team on Starbase manufacturing assets, driving reliability, preventative maintenance, and rapid issue resolution.

You will oversee PLCs, HMIs, servo systems, hydraulics, pneumatics, and tooling while mentoring technicians and coordinating with vendors. Willingness to travel and all-shift availability are required.