Starlink Maintenance Leader: Build High-Impact Team

SpaceX; Bastrop (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking an experienced Maintenance Supervisor to oversee the Starlink maintenance program in Texas. You will build the team, develop PM schedules, and partner with engineering to apply the latest techniques for high uptime and reliability.

The role requires strong leadership, background in maintenance or manufacturing, and a hands-on approach to drive metrics like OEE and mean time to repair. Onsite work with flexible shifts is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 2+ years of professional experience in machining, maintenance, or production/manufacturing; OR 5+ years of professional experience in machining, maintenance, or production/manufacturing.
• 2+ years of experience in a direct leadership role

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 the engineers/planner with establishing the type of corrective maintenance and requested completion date, based on the analyses of each asset in failure, in order to create the required PM schedule
• Partner with engineering team, keeping up to date with all new developing technology that could improve our 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 schedule
• Responsible for supervising the execution of all maintenance work including emergency breakdown situation and monitoring progress
• Troubleshooting as needed to ensure a timely completion
• Communicate progress to the stakeholders at any time during the work
• Develop and manage metrics like Uptime, OEE and mean time to repair that will steer the correct decision making in the department
• Responsible for verifying all activities have been executed as planned and confirming that the asset is working again, according to required values
• Establish possible residual effects and take required action to prevent problems from reoccurring
• Responsible for root cause analysis reports to feedback learning and improvement opportunities to the maintenance engineers and asset owners to further improve maintenance performance
• Assign the correct skills to each situation and maintain a skills matrix for all technicians and identify their training needs
• Report and keep a daily log of activities, create major breakdown reports, and manage workforce shift utilization as well as absence request

Skills

Leadership

Lean manufacturing

Communication

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in machining/maintenance/production

Engineering discipline degree

Job description

SpaceX is seeking an experienced Maintenance Supervisor to oversee the Starlink maintenance program in Texas. You will build the team, develop PM schedules, and partner with engineering to apply the latest techniques for high uptime and reliability.

The role requires strong leadership, background in maintenance or manufacturing, and a hands-on approach to drive metrics like OEE and mean time to repair. Onsite work with flexible shifts is expected.