Integration Technician (F9 Booster & Fairings) - Multiple Shifts

The role

Technicians will support Booster processing at the Port of Long Beach. You will perform flight-level quality processing to prepare Falcon 9 First Stage Boosters for transport.

What you will do

• Prepare and maintain ground support equipment for booster lifting and transit operations
• Perform high-pressure operations on a powered and unpowered booster
• Execute large-scale, critical lifts involving flight hardware
• Use various mechanical tools and heavy machinery
• Maintain, troubleshoot, and install fluid and electromechanical components from a schematic or drawing
• Complete site preventative maintenance in accordance with the asset management system
• Work with engineers and leadership to develop operational improvements
• Change roles and responsibilities in a high-paced environment
• Coordinate launch vehicle movements and integrated pressurized ground operations
• Support dockside recovery vessel maintenance

Required qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate
• 1+ years of hands-on experience in assembly, testing, maintenance, repair, or installation, OR a certificate from an accredited trade skills program OR experience working at a SpaceX site in a manufac
• Ability to work all shift times, overtime, and weekends as needed
• Ability to pass an Air Force background check for Vandenberg Space Force Base
• Must be able to lift to 35 lbs. unassisted
• Lifting, standing, climbing, bending, grasping, sitting, pulling, pushing, stooping, stretching, and carrying are generally required
• Must be able to work at elevated heights (up to 300 feet), including the use of ladders and aerial boom lifts
• Must be willing to operate heavy machinery
• Must be 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

• Airframe & Powerplant license
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)
• Experience working in an ESD-sensitive environment
• Knowledge of pressure, temperature, and flow measurement devices
• Experience maintaining a propulsion test stand in the aerospace industry
• Experience working at a rocket launch facility and supporting launch campaigns
• Military aviation experience as a propulsion or airframe technician
• Proficient in operating and manipulating machinery and various hand and power tools requiring manual dexterity

Benefits

• Company stock or long-term cash awards
• Potential discretionary bonuses
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Comprehensive 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

• Ability to pass an Air Force background check for Vandenberg Space Force Base
• 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 the required authorizations from the U.S.

About the company

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