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SPMT Critical Lift Technician (Starship)

Starbase, TX💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-01 → 2026-09-26

Core

Operate heavy machinery and perform maintenance on SPMTs, cranes, and ground support equipment to move and support flight hardware for SpaceX launch vehicles.

Role type

Senior IC heavy equipment technician (critical lift)

Builds

Ground support equipment movement and maintenance for Starship launch vehicles

Domain

Aerospace / Heavy Equipment Operations

Deliverable

physical/clinical work

Required skills

SPMT operation, mobile hydraulic/crawler crane operation, rigging, preventative maintenance, fluid system troubleshooting, schematic interpretation, risk evaluation

Preferred skills

NCCCO/NCCER certifications, experience in wind farm/power plant lifting, complex fluid system maintenance, calibrated measurement device usage

Technologies

SPMTs, mobile hydraulic/crawler cranes, telehandlers, high reach man lifts, overhead cranes, hydraulic booms

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; maintain and install fluid system components; perform tear down and assembly of crane and SPMT configurations

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC

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