Tooling Maintainer (Composites) - Level 4/5

Who you are

You have extensive experience in tooling maintenance, particularly with composites, and possess a strong understanding of precision tools and machines. Your background includes performing preventative and corrective maintenance on custom tooling, ensuring that all equipment operates at peak efficiency. You are skilled in inspecting and analyzing tools per engineering requirements, and you have a knack for maintaining and repairing advanced structures, including custom friction stir welding machines and high-capacity test stands.

You are adept at planning work and determining methods and sequences of operations based on tool design drawings or your own designs. Your fabrication skills allow you to lay out, fabricate, and assemble a variety of standard and nonstandard major jigs, fixtures, and tooling, all while adhering to exacting tolerances and dimensional features. You are also experienced in developing and designing holding devices, jigs, and fixture details, and you are comfortable suggesting design changes that enhance practicability and manufacturing processes.

Your technical expertise extends to setting up and operating optical instruments to check alignment and fit, ensuring that all tooling meets the highest standards of quality. You thrive in a collaborative environment and are eager to contribute to innovative projects that push the boundaries of aerospace technology.

Desirable

Experience with advanced manufacturing techniques and a background in aerospace or automotive industries would be beneficial. Familiarity with CAD software and a strong understanding of mechanical operations will set you apart in this role.

What you'll do

As a Tooling Maintainer at SpaceX, you will be responsible for performing both preventative and corrective maintenance on all custom tooling used in the manufacturing process. You will inspect and create detailed analyses of precision tools and machines, ensuring they meet engineering requirements. Your role will involve maintaining and repairing advanced structures, such as custom friction stir welding machines and metallic layup tools, which are critical to our manufacturing capabilities.

You will plan and execute work based on tool design drawings, determining the most efficient methods and sequences of operations. Your expertise will be essential in laying out, fabricating, and assembling a variety of jigs, fixtures, and tooling that require precise dimensional features and reference points. You will also develop and design holding devices and fixture details, collaborating with engineering teams to suggest design changes that improve manufacturability and efficiency.

In addition to your maintenance responsibilities, you will set up and operate optical instruments to check alignment and fit, ensuring that all tooling meets the stringent quality standards expected at SpaceX. Your contributions will directly impact our ability to manufacture components that are essential for our missions to explore the stars.

What we offer

At SpaceX, you will be part of a team that is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of aerospace technology. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, along with opportunities for professional growth and development. You will work in a dynamic environment where innovation is encouraged, and your contributions will have a direct impact on the future of space exploration. Join us in our mission to enable human life on Mars and be part of a team that is making history.