Starship Structural Test Lead Technician

SpaceX; Brownsville (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC in Brownsville, TX seeks a Lead Development Test Technician (Starship Structural Test) on 1st shift. You will guide a small team, assign work, enforce safety and workmanship standards, and clear blockers to keep testing on track.

The role requires hands-on experience with high-pressure pneumatic/hydraulic systems, schematics, and collaboration with design engineers to document GSE/testing activities while supporting site-wide process improvements.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency.
• 3+ years in industrial piping or high-pressure systems.
• 2+ years assembling large mechanical structures and test stands.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team, assign work based on priorities, enforce safety standards.
• Serve as liaison between employees and management to solve problems.
• Coach, mentor, and train team members.
• Ensure procedures are followed and required licenses obtained.
• Support GSE testing activities and maintain equipment and instrumentation.
• Read and interpret planning documents and schematics.
• Collaborate with design engineers to document testing activities.

Skills

Team leadership

Reading schematics

Mechanical aptitude

Tool usage

Problem solving

Safety compliance

Education

High school diploma

Associate degree (preferred)

Tools

GSE tooling

Pneumatic systems

Hydraulic systems

Rigging & lifting

Forklifts & cranes

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC in Brownsville, TX seeks a Lead Development Test Technician (Starship Structural Test) on 1st shift. You will guide a small team, assign work, enforce safety and workmanship standards, and clear blockers to keep testing on track.

The role requires hands-on experience with high-pressure pneumatic/hydraulic systems, schematics, and collaboration with design engineers to document GSE/testing activities while supporting site-wide process improvements.