Senior Fleet Maintenance Technician – Starship Production

SpaceX; Brownsville (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Fleet Maintenance Technician to support Starship production at the Boca Chica site. You will perform repairs and preventative maintenance on diverse equipment, including diesel engines, hydraulics, pneumatic systems, and automation controls to keep production assets reliable.

The role requires extensive hands-on experience with heavy machinery, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to work various shifts to support manufacturing needs at SpaceX's Starship facility in

Qualifications

• 8+ years of maintenance technician experience.
• 8+ years of experience with diesel, hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical, and/or electrical repair.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and repair fleet assets to ensure proper operating condition.
• Provide preventative and corrective maintenance on complex automation systems for transport systems.
• Troubleshoot and repair control & electrical system failures involving PLCs, HMIs, servomotors, servo amplifiers, input/output, field sensors.
• Troubleshoot and repair 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 to ensure an efficient work environment.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Troubleshooting

Industrial equipment

Repair skills

Education

High school diploma

Bachelor's degree in technical discipline

Tools

Siemens PLC architectures

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Fleet Maintenance Technician to support Starship production at the Boca Chica site. You will perform repairs and preventative maintenance on diverse equipment, including diesel engines, hydraulics, pneumatic systems, and automation controls to keep production assets reliable.

The role requires extensive hands-on experience with heavy machinery, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to work various shifts to support manufacturing needs at SpaceX's Starship facility in