TIG Welder (Starship)

The role

Tank fabricators will build the primary airframe of the Starship and Super Heavy vehicles. This involves welding, cutting, fitting, and fabricating metal components and large structures.

What you will do

• Perform GTAW class A welds
• Cut, trim, fit and fabricate metal components
• Collaborate with lead welder on weld procedure, material and rod size
• Analyze engineering drawings and specifications to plan welding operations
• Improve operations, decrease turnaround times, and streamline work processes
• Weld assembly and fabrication of various small to large scale structures
• Communicate with management, engineering staff and planners
• Modify, repair, assemble, and install launch vehicles
• Check work after completion to ensure it is complete per drawing
• Handle and dispose of hazardous materials in approved manner

Required qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate
• 1+ years of experience with TIG welding in a manufacturing environment or certificate of completion for welding from an accredited program within the last two years
• Ability to perform job duties that require standing, kneeling, crouching, twisting upper body, working in cramped positions in small openings and climbing hand over hand
• Ability to work at elevated heights (up to 200 feet) and in confined spaces
• Typically exposed to work in extreme outdoor environments – heat, cold, rain
• Work performed in an environment requiring exposure to fumes, odors, and noise
• Stand: Up to 10 hours per day
• Sit: Up to 1 hour per day
• Push/Pull: Up to 75lbs. (unassisted) 30 minutes to 1 hour per day
• Overhead reach: Up to 6 hours per day
• Walk: Up to 6 hours per day
• Lift/Carry: Up to 50lbs. (unassisted) 15 minutes or less per day

Nice to have

• 10+ years of experience in TIG welding with stainless steel, carbon steel, Inconel, aluminum and titanium
• Highly proficient in tube cutting, grinding and fabrication
• Highly experience in class A welds
• Certifications with AWS D17.1 and D1.2
• Knowledge in DC welding techniques, and engineering requirements
• Knowledge in standard tools, materials, motions, and practices of the welding trade
• Knowledge in occupational hazards and effective safety precautions of the trade
• Knowledge in arc air procedures and equipment
• Experience in overhead cranes and forklifts
• Use of precision measuring instruments

Before you apply

• Role requires passing a weld test per AWS D17.1
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Depar
• May be required to complete a pre-employment questionnaire and/or physical

About the company

SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make human life on Mars possible.