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SPMT Critical Lift Technician (Starship)

SpaceX· Starship Critical Lift & Transport
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Hybrid (Starbase, TX)full-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Technician role focused on handling, maintaining, and moving heavy launch hardware (Booster/Ship, GSE) across multiple launch sites, specializing in SPMTs and related equipment to support Starship missions at SpaceX.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for Booster/Ship and associated ground support equipment (GSE) movement across multiple launch sites
  • Perform preventative maintenance on mobile cranes, cranes, and SPMTs
  • Work with a team of technicians and engineers to ensure systems and equipment are maintained with the highest level of quality to support current and future manifest
  • Utilize heavy machinery (standard and high capacity forklifts, telehandlers, mobile hydraulic/crawler cranes, SPMTs, high reach man lifts, overhead cranes) to lift and move flight hardware and associated GSE after delivery and before shipping
  • Evaluate in-transit risks and provide on-site solutions to alleviate risk. Including routing, repairs, escorts, and drivers – including physical escorts across launch sites
  • Make recommendations to logistics management to improve the health, timing, and safety of all movements
  • Work with a team of technicians and engineers to ensure systems and mechanical equipment are built with the highest level of quality to support the successful launch of our multi-million dollar launch vehicle
  • Troubleshoot operational issues found on the vehicle press system
  • Maintain and install fluid system components from a schematic or drawing including ball and check valves, pressure regulators and gauges, etc.
  • Set up, inspect, operate, and perform maintenance on hydraulic self-propelled modular transporters, hydraulic booms and crawler cranes
  • Perform tear down and assembly of different configurations associated with Cranes and SPMTs

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalency certificate
  • 1+ years of experience on a critical lift team or a logistics/transport team

Skills

Required:Ability to read engineering work instructions/drawings
Nice to have:Experience with SPMT operators and/or hydraulic lift trailersMobile hydraulic and/or crawler cranesRiggingNCCCO/NCCER certifications in crane, rigging, ironworking, and heavy equipment operationsFluid and mechanical systems troubleshootingCalibrated measurement devices familiarity

Benefits

  • Not specified in the description
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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