- Where
- Woodinville, WA
- Posted
- Today
SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.
MACHINING TECHNICIAN (STARLINK)
As a Machining Technician on the Ultra Precision Machining team, you will support the manufacturing, development, and continuous improvement of key technologies consisting of micron and sub-micron-level tolerance parts and assemblies at production volumes. This role focuses on non-machine-operating activities such as cleaning, testing, assembly, metrology, inspection, and related support tasks. This is a unique and challenging opportunity to use world-class equipment, learn precision manufacturing techniques, and work with some of the best and brightest in their fields.
What you'd do
- Follow defined work instructions, process controls, and maintain a safe work environment
- Maintain maximum work center uptime by identifying and reporting off-nominal issues (e.g., alarms, out-of-tolerance conditions) and actively maintaining best practices
- Perform cleaning, testing, assembly, inspection, and related support tasks on precision parts and assemblies
- Use metrology equipment including CMMs, optical microscopes, and other precision instruments
- Perform data entry, work tracking, and effective communication with team members and leadership
- Actively seek out and provide feedback on process improvements and efficiency opportunities to engineering/leadership
- Keep a clean and safe work environment following company guidelines
What they want
- High school diploma or equivalency certificate
- 1+ years of professional work experience using precision tools (torque tools, precision metrology instruments, precision testing equipment)
What you get
- Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S.
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