Spacex
Facilities Maintenance Technician, Solar Cells (Starlink) - Day Shift
Bastrop, TX. Posted 15 days ago
The role
This person will perform preventive and corrective maintenance on building infrastructure and utility systems. They will support a solar cell manufacturing facility to keep the production environment stable.
What you will do
- Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on building infrastructure and utility systems
- Maintain and repair HVAC support equipment, chilled water systems, pumps, cooling towers, valves, filters, piping, and associated mechanical systems
- Perform ductwork modifications, brazing, soldering, evacuation and charging of refrigerants, water piping, and insulation repairs
- Assemble, install, repair, and maintain pipes, fittings, and mechanical systems
- Conduct hands-on disassembly, inspection, troubleshooting, reassembly, and testing of mechanical equipment
- Perform failure assessments, safety inspections, and recommend improvements to the supervisor
- Adjust and fabricate mechanical parts using hand and machine tools
- Operate forklifts, scissor lifts, pallet jacks, boom lifts, and overhead cranes as needed
- Open, track, and resolve electronic work tickets
- Ensure compliance with all applicable building codes, regulations, and safety standards
Required qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalency certificate
- 2+ years of professional experience working with HVAC, plumbing, pneumatic, mechanical, or electrical systems
- Ability to stand up to 6 hours
- Lift up to 25 pounds unassisted
- Maneuver around equipment in a factory setting
- Ability to work in industrial environments with fumes/odors, noise, hazardous chemicals, and confined spaces
Nice to have
- Knowledge of HVAC, plumbing, electrical safety, pneumatic principles, rotating machinery, and/or mechanical systems
- Technical certification, journeyman, or master license in HVAC, mechanical, or plumbing
- Experience maintaining cleanroom or high-volume manufacturing utility systems
- Ability to troubleshoot mechanical and electrical systems
- Familiarity with cleanroom protocols and gowning procedures
- Familiarity with commercial building codes and ability to read schematics and blueprints
- Experience with lock-out/tag-out, job hazard analysis, and chemical safety protocols
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools and executing digital work instructions
- Demonstrated punctuality, ability to work in a high-stress environment, and flexibility to adjust priorities
Before you apply
- Applicant 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
About the company
SpaceX is developing technologies to enable human life on Mars. The company is building one of the largest solar cell manufacturing facilities in the world.