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Critical Lift & Transport Technician (Crane Operations) - Night Shift

Cape Canaveral, FL💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-01 → 2026-09-26

Core

Operate heavy machinery including cranes and SPMTs to lift, transport, and maintain flight hardware and ground support equipment for SpaceX launch vehicles.

Role type

Senior IC heavy equipment operator (crane/SPMT)

Builds

Transport systems and equipment for Falcon 9, Dragon, and Starship missions

Domain

Aerospace / Heavy Equipment Operations

Deliverable

physical/clinical work

Required skills

Mobile hydraulic and crawler crane operation, SPMT operation, rigging, fluid system maintenance, route surveying, mechanical troubleshooting, heavy machinery operation

Preferred skills

NCCCO/NCCER certifications, commercial driver's license A with Hazmat endorsement, aerospace or automotive production experience, complex fluid system troubleshooting

Technologies

Hydraulic self-propelled modular transporters, hydraulic booms, crawler cranes, calibrated measurement devices

Responsibilities

Perform preventative maintenance on mobile cranes and SPMTs, utilize heavy machinery to lift and move flight hardware, evaluate in-transit risks and provide on-site solutions, perform route surveys, maintain and install fluid system components, set up and operate hydraulic equipment, organize shipping fixtures

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC

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