Critical Lift & Transport Technician (Launch)

The role

This person will move Falcon 9 stages, Payload, Dragon capsule, and ground support equipment across Vandenberg Space Force Base and Long Beach. They will perform maintenance on cranes and heavy machinery and manage transport risks and shipping fixtures.

What you will do

• Move Falcon 9 stages, Payload, Dragon capsule and associated ground support equipment
• Perform preventative maintenance on mobile cranes, cranes, and SPMTs
• Utilize heavy machinery to lift and move flight hardware and associated GSE
• Evaluate in-transit risks and provide on-site solutions
• Pack up and organize cross-country shipping fixtures and associated hardware
• Perform preventative maintenance and repair of shipping fixtures and GSE
• Organize, procure, and maintain tools needed to offload and pack up flight hardware
• Develop, document, and coordinate work instructions
• Perform route surveys prior to scheduled flight hardware moves
• Maintain and install fluid system components from a schematic or drawing

Required qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate
• 1+ years of professional experience in Critical Lift or Heavy Haul
• Ability to pass Air Force background check for Vandenberg Space Force Base
• Able to lift 35 lbs. unassisted
• Lifting, standing, climbing, bending, grasping, sitting, pulling, pushing, stooping, stretching, and carrying are generally required
• Able to work at elevated heights (up to 300 feet), including the use of ladder
• Willing to operate heavy machinery such as forklifts and overhead cranes
• Able to work in confined spaces
• Typically exposed to work in extreme outdoor environments – heat, cold, rain, ice
• Work performed in an environment requiring exposure to fumes, odors, and noise

Nice to have

• 2+ years of experience with SPMTs operations and/or hydraulic lift trailers
• 2+ years of experience in rigging with mobile hydraulic and/or crawler cranes
• NCCCO/NCCER certifications in crane, rigging, ironworking and heavy equipment operations
• Commercial driver’s license A with hazmat endorsement
• Associate degree in aerospace technology or equivalent area of study
• Experience within aerospace or automotive production
• Experience maintaining and troubleshooting complex fluid and mechanical systems
• Familiarity with calibrated measurement devices
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office

Benefits

• Company stock or long-term cash awards
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Medical, vision, and dental coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• 3 weeks of paid vacation
• 10 or more paid holidays per year
• Paid sick leave

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, Refugee, or Asylee, or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State
• Ability to pass Air Force background check for Vandenberg Space Force Base

About the company

SpaceX is actively developing technologies to enable human life on Mars. The company was founded on the belief that a future where humanity explores the stars is more exciting than one where we are not.