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Mechanical Technician, Facilities (Starlink)

SpaceX· Starlink Production Bastrop - Facilities
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Bastrop, TXfull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Mechanical Technician at SpaceX Starlink Production facility responsible for troubleshooting, repairing, rebuilding, and improving mechanical systems to support production and reliability improvements across the site.

Responsibilities

  • Troubleshoot, repair, and rebuild rotating equipment (pumps including vacuum pumps, fans, blowers, compressors, gearboxes) and fixed equipment (heat exchangers, tanks, vessels, piping, valves, strainers), including shop and field disassembly, inspection, measurement, machining or fit-up, reassembly, and testing
  • Own hands-on improvement projects: fabricate, install, align, and commission mechanical upgrades with facilities engineers, using hand and machine tools to adjust and fabricate parts
  • Read and interpret mechanical drawings, P&IDs, and OEM manuals for assembly, repair, and reassembly of rotating and fixed equipment
  • Execute and improve preventive maintenance; write or update work instructions so critical systems do not take unplanned outages
  • Repair and support critical infrastructure such as compressed air systems, chillers, cooling towers, hydronic loops, vacuum systems, dust collectors and general rotating/fixed equipment
  • Assemble, install, repair, and maintain piping, tubing, fittings, valves, and instrumentation on fluid systems across the site
  • Communicate equipment status, outage impact, and repair plans to engineers, supervisors, and internal customers

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalent certificate
  • 3+ years of professional experience on industrial rotating or fixed mechanical equipment

Skills

Required:Rotating equipment troubleshooting and repairReading mechanical drawings and P&IDsPreventive maintenance executionPiping, fittings, valves, instrumentation
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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