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Maintenance Engineer, High Pressure Die Casting (Starlink)

SpaceX· Starlink Production Bastrop - Facilities
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Bastrop, TXFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Maintenance Engineer providing engineering support for planned/unplanned repairs, modifications, and upgrades of production equipment in the Starlink program. Leads technical resolution, owns equipment improvement projects from concept to implementation, and aims to maximize production equipment availability.

Responsibilities

  • Lead maintenance technicians to troubleshoot and resolve technically complex equipment failures
  • Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and action corrective measures to address equipment, process and behavioral gaps
  • Develop and execute complex improvement projects to maximize production equipment availability
  • Collaborate with development engineering teams to build in reliability and maintenance efficiency “up-front” on projects and propose design adjustments
  • Provide leadership for utilization of CMMS (computerized maintenance management systems)
  • Implement predictive tools (vibration analysis, cycle monitoring) to integrate into maintenance to organize proactive Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)
  • Complete hands on in-depth repairs of equipment mechanical, electrical, fluid, pneumatic and robotic control system failures
  • Coordinate internal and 3rd party resources to scope and execute repairs, overhauls and equipment upgrade projects
  • Leverage feedback from maintenance technicians to drive improvements to work instructions and processes
  • Coordinate with internal Equipment Reliability Engineering, Tool Engineering and Automation Engineering teams to design and implement machine upgrades
  • Create, modify, and update preventative maintenance instructions to eliminate recurring failures or low value add tasks
  • Interface with engineering, quality, production and procurement to resolve any hold factors blocking production
  • Provide help to create optimized machine spare parts lists, min/max levels, optimal spares inventory, parts criticality analysis

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
  • 1+ year of hands on experience in an manufacturing environment (internships and project work are applicable)

Skills

Required:Troubleshooting complex equipment failuresRoot cause analysis (RCA)CMMS proficiencyMechanical, electrical, fluid, pneumatic, robotic control systems repairTechnical documentationInterpersonal and communication skills
Nice to have:Project management for equipment improvementPredictive maintenance tools
Last updated Aug 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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