SpaceX
Maintenance Technician - 2nd Shift
Waco, TX · Senior Level
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 8 days ago
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About the role
- TEST STAND MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN - 2ND SHIFT Maintenance technicians at the Rocket Development and Test Facility work in a fast-paced testing environment, where the extraordinary becomes the everyday.
- With a focus on repairs and reliability, maintenance technicians are expected to use every tool they have to keep the rocket development and production test stands working well.
Responsibilities
- Modify and maintain test stands and ground support equipment that support testing of fully integrated flight vehicles, individual rocket engines, and various rocket components
- Maintain structural/mechanical systems and related components such as rollers, bearings, rams, and similar items
- Maintain fluid systems and related components such as process piping, pumps, valves, filters, and similar items
- Collaborate with design and operations engineers to maintain systems in peak operating condition, provide feedback on designs and operations, and promote continual improvement of ground support equipment
- Develop novel methods to streamline and increase the reliability of internal processes across the entire test site
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience working with hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical, electrical, cryogenic, high-pressure gas, or data systems
- Experience working in a fast-paced production environment in fields such as power generation, oil and gas, aerospace, automotive, or electronics
- Operational knowledge of process instrumentation (pressure transducers, thermocouples, resistance temperature detectors (RTDs), load cells, flow meters, and similar items)
- Operational knowledge of basic electrical theory and electrical troubleshooting (multimeter fault finding, soldering and connecting, operation of various crimping tools, and similar items)
- Experience with computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) or enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems such as Maximo, SAP, Oracle, and others
- flexibility required
- Ability to rapidly change roles and responsibilities while keeping a high sense of urgency in a fast-paced, challenging work environment
Skills
- TEST STAND MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN - 2ND SHIFT
- 5+ years of experience working as a maintenance technician, service technician, field service engineer, or mechanic
- Strong experience with schematics and diagrams for fluid routing, instrumentation, and electrical components
- Knowledge of high-pressure gas, hydraulic, cryogenic, flammable, hypergolic, and pyrophoric systems
- Experience with heavy equipment or industrial operations and maintenance
- Experience in equipment maintenance and calibration, instrumentation troubleshooting, process controls, and data and control systems
Company info
- Troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair hardware associated with rocket test stand systems, typically part of fluid, structural, and mechanical subsystems
Visa & Work Authorization
- citizen or national, (ii) U
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