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Critical Lift & Transport Technician (Transport Operations) - Day Shift

SpaceX· Launch Critical Lift & Transport
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Hybrid (Cape Canaveral, FL)full-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Technician responsible for transporting and supporting ground handling of Falcon 9 stages, payloads, Dragon, Starship, and related GSE at Cape Canaveral and KSC, performing preventative maintenance, operating heavy machinery, coordinating routes and safety for flight hardware moves.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for Falcon 9 stages, Payload, Dragon capsule, Starship and associated ground support equipment (GSE) movement across Cape Canaveral and KSC launch site
  • Perform preventative maintenance on mobile cranes, cranes and SPMTs
  • Work with a team of technicians and engineers to ensure transport systems and equipment are maintained with the highest level of quality to support current and future manifest
  • Utilize heavy machinery (forklift, telescopic, overhead crane) to lift and move flight hardware and associated GSE after delivery and prior to shipping
  • Evaluate in-transit risks and provide on-site solutions to alleviate risk. Including: routes, repairs, escorts, and drivers – includes physical escorts across launch sites
  • Pack up and organize cross country shipping fixtures and associated hardware for return to respective shipping site
  • Perform preventative maintenance and repair of shipping fixtures and GSE
  • Organize, procure and maintain tools needed to offload and pack up flight hardware
  • Develop, document and coordinate work instructions with management team to ensure efficient packaging of flight hardware and equipment is maintained
  • Perform route surveys prior to scheduled flight hardware moves
  • Make recommendations to management to improve the health, timing, and safety of all movements
  • Use various mechanical tools without instruction
  • Troubleshoot operational issues found on vehicle pressure systems
  • Maintain and install fluid system components from a schematic or drawing including ball and check valves, pressure regulator 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
  • Core traits: strong written and oral communication, meticulous attention to detail, safety, cleanliness, adherence to policies, and teamwork

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalency certificate
  • 1+ years of professional experience in critical lift or heavy haul operations

Skills

Required:Team collaboration and communicationEquipment operationPreventive maintenanceRoute risk assessment
Nice to have:Hydraulic and fluid systems
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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