Test Stand Maintenance Technician

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Modify and maintain test stands and ground support equipment that support testing of fully integrated flight vehicles, individual rocket engines, and various rocket components
• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair hardware associated with rocket test stand systems, typically part of fluid, structural, and mechanical subsystems
• Maintain structural/mechanical systems and related components such as rollers, bearings, rams, and similar items
• Maintain fluid systems and related components such as process piping, pumps, valves, filters, and similar items
• Collaborate with design and operations engineers to maintain systems in peak operating condition, provide feedback on designs and operations, and promote continual improvement of ground support equipment
• Develop novel methods to streamline and increase the reliability of internal processes across the entire test site
• Follow all regulations and appropriate SpaceX procedures, including quality policies, safety policies, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Institute for…

Job requirements

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate
• 3+ years of experience working with hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical, electrical, cryogenic, high-pressure gas, or data systems
• 5+ years of experience working as a maintenance technician, service technician, field service engineer, or mechanic
• Strong experience with schematics and diagrams for fluid routing, instrumentation, and electrical components
• Experience working in a fast-paced production environment in fields such as power generation, oil and gas, aerospace, automotive, or electronics
• Knowledge of vacuum systems, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, process piping inspections and operations, tubing and pipe fittings, rotating machinery (pumps, air compressors), and a wide…
• Knowledge of high-pressure gas, hydraulic, cryogenic, flammable, hypergolic, and pyrophoric systems
• Experience with heavy equipment or industrial operations and maintenance