Space Systems Maintenance Lead

United States Digital Space LLC; Bastrop (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to lead the Starlink program’s maintenance team in Bastrop, Texas. You will build processes, supervise multi-skilled technicians, and ensure PM schedules align with production needs in a fast-paced environment.

You will develop uptime metrics, manage spares, coordinate with engineering, and drive continuous improvement. The role requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and proven leadership in maintenance or

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 2+ years in machining, maintenance, or production; OR 5+ years experience.
• 2+ years in direct leadership role.
• Experience applying lean manufacturing principles.
• Ability to communicate effectively with engineering and production teams.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a competent team of multi-skilled technicians capable of dealing with the varying process equipment supporting the build process.
• Create and update PM work plans and schedules for all assets.
• Support engineers/planner with establishing the type of corrective maintenance and requested completion date, based on analyses of each asset in failure, to create the PM schedule.
• Partner with engineering team, keeping up to date with new developing technology to improve production operations.
• Build a spares inventory that supports the maintenance strategy for each equipment type.
• Responsible for supporting the scheduler to assign technicians and contractors to complete all PM schedules.
• Supervise the execution of all maintenance work including emergency breakdown situations and monitoring progress.
• Troubleshooting as needed to ensure timely completion.
• Communicate progress to stakeholders at any time during the work.
• Develop and manage metrics like Uptime, OEE and mean time to repair to steer decisions in the department.
• Verify all activities have been executed as planned and confirm asset is operating per required values.
• Establish residual effects and take action to prevent problems from reoccurring.
• Root cause analysis reports to feedback learning and improvement opportunities to maintenance engineers and asset owners.
• Assign correct skills to each situation and maintain a skills matrix for all technicians.

Skills

Leadership

Scheduling

Troubleshooting

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Engineering degree

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to lead the Starlink program’s maintenance team in Bastrop, Texas. You will build processes, supervise multi-skilled technicians, and ensure PM schedules align with production needs in a fast-paced environment.

You will develop uptime metrics, manage spares, coordinate with engineering, and drive continuous improvement. The role requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and proven leadership in maintenance or