Maintenance Technician - Level 4/5
Starbase, TX · 7+ years experience · Onsite · Posted Oct 16, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 7+ years experience
- Workplace
- Onsite
- Location
- Starbase, TX
About the role
- SpaceX is looking for a maintenance technician to install and maintain the Starship test stand's electrical, mechanical, and fluid systems in preparation for test operations.
- These systems include hydraulics, high-pressure nitrogen/helium, and cryogenic systems.
Responsibilities
- Fabricate and install fluid system components from a schematic or engineering drawing, including, but not limited to, ball valves, check valves, pressure regulators, and pressure gauges
- Troubleshoot operational issues found during the activation of controls, fluids, and mechanical systems
- Work with a team of technicians and engineers to ensure every system is operating with the highest level of quality to support the 100% successful launch of a multimillion-dollar launch vehicle
- Operate heavy machinery, including forklifts and aerial platforms
- Perform hands-on operations with both large and small fragile assemblies
- Perform maintenance tasks as required in a variety of roles for vehicle integration, pad maintenance, site preventative maintenance, general facilities, and any other general maintenance work to maintain an operational launch site (including corrosion control)
- Create, maintain, and edit written work orders and instructions
- Perform lockout/tagout (LOTO) procedures and fluid system configuration procedures, ensuring all physical and administrative actions are completed safely and accurately
- Monitor and interpret critical instrumentation data to assess the health and performance of fluid systems
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalency certificate
- 7+ years of experience performing maintenance or installation work on mechanical and low-voltage control systems
Preferred qualifications
- NCCER Instrumentation certification
- Experience working on a rocket launch pad and directly supporting launch operations
- Experience in military aviation as a propulsion or airframe technician
- Experience using heavy equipment (overhead cranes, forklifts, and man lifts)
- Experience following detailed schematics and fabricating fluid panels from said schematics
- Knowledge of hydraulic/cryogenic systems and operations
- Experience explaining the differences between test setups: hydraulic vs. pneumatic vs. thermal and between sensors (load cells, differential pressure transducers, thermocouples, etc.)
- Experience maintaining and troubleshooting complex controls, fluids, and mechanical systems
Workplace
- Must be able to travel to other SpaceX facilities when needed (up to 25% travel)
