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Soft Goods Technician, Cutting (Starfall)

SpaceX· Bloomfield Technicians
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Bloomfield, CTFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Technician responsible for operating automated cutting equipment to mark and cut textiles for soft goods (parachutes, etc.) for SpaceX Starfall, Dragon, and Starship programs at the Bloomfield, CT site.

Responsibilities

  • Operate automated cutting tables to mark and cut soft goods to work-order and drawing requirements
  • Set up jobs including material load, alignment, nesting, and table settings
  • Troubleshoot minor setup issues to maintain workmanship and repeatability
  • Pull required material from inventory and kit parts for your own cutting work; kit cut parts to the shop floor as needed
  • Verify marks and cuts against templates, drawings, and work instructions; identify non-conformances and stop work when results are out of specification
  • Perform routine table care (cleaning, alignment checks, knife or laser readiness) and report equipment issues that affect cut quality
  • Perform hand or hot-knife cuts as required
  • Navigate work orders, clock in and out of operations, and work to the current drawing revision
  • Keep the cutting area and adjacent shop space organized (5S)
  • Follow FOD, PPE, and material handling best-practices
  • Move material and cut kits through the shop and assist with incoming staging or production workflow
  • Perform light site and equipment upkeep (clean tables, change filters, replace accessible ducting, report facility or machine issues)
  • Support other production tasks as directed and trained

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalency certificate
  • 1+ years of hands-on experience in a manufacturing or production setting

Skills

Required:Automated cutting table operationTextile cutting / soft goods handlingReading drawings and specifications
Nice to have:Inventory managementMachine maintenance5S / FOD controlForklift proficiencyMicrosoft OfficeCommunication (written/oral)Additional languages

Benefits

  • Not specified in description
Last updated Sep 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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