Thermal Development Technician, Robotic Welding (Starship) is open at SpaceX in Starbase, TX. The posting gives no salary; similar roles in the United States advertise a median of $120K. Posted on Sep 7, 2026, and still on SpaceX’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
Provide maintenance on various equipment: vacuum chambers, thermal chambers, CNC machines, and robotic welders Maintain, repair, and operate all robotic assets to ensure their proper operating condition Replace and install electrical components such as switches, relays, contactors, transformers, rectifiers, circuit breakers, fuses, and sensors for temperature/pressure/position Replace and install mechanical…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on SpaceX’s careers page.
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