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Crane & Heavy Equipment Specialist (Starship)

SpaceX· Starship Critical Lift & Transport
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Starbase, TXFull-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

Crane and Heavy Equipment Specialist responsible for maintenance, troubleshooting, and operational efficiency of cranes, heavy lifting equipment, and related systems, with leadership across multiple teams to ensure mission-critical operations perform safely and reliably.

Responsibilities

  • Troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair cranes and heavy equipment, ensuring team proficiency in these areas
  • Implement process improvements and physical upgrades to improve reliability
  • Execute maintenance and emergency procedures for lifting and heavy equipment systems
  • Create basic and complex work orders from scratch for assemblies
  • Provide preventative and corrective maintenance on various complex lifting and heavy equipment systems
  • Develop complex rework work order dispositions, including custom hardware installs without design references and functional/leak checks post-rework
  • Drive forklifts and other company equipment
  • Design and create specialized tooling to complete projects or tasks
  • Trains and mentors the operations team to ensure equipment operators are capable of self-diagnosing, troubleshooting, and performing common repairs

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalency certificate
  • 2+ years of experience with crane and heavy equipment service and maintenance

Skills

Required:Crane and heavy equipment maintenance
Nice to have:Process improvementWork order managementTeam leadership/mentoringRigging and load handling understandingCAD/Mechanical designElectrical/Hydraulic/Pneumatic schematicsRepair reportingTool and heavy equipment operationSafety and compliance
Last updated Sep 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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