Launch Pad Technician
SpaceX
US Vandenberg, California, United States
Pay$23 to $41.75an hour, Level 1 $23.00 to $29.75, Level 2 $28.50 to $35.75, Level 3 $34.00 to $41.75
ContractFull timeFull time, multiple shifts. 12-hour day shift (5:00 AM to 5:00 PM) or night shift (5:00 PM to 5:00 AM), Sunday to Wednesday or Wednesday to Saturday
Closes in 23 days2 Oct 2026Job 8761378002
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Launch Pad Technician at SpaceX, Vandenberg, California, United States. Full time, multiple shifts. 12-hour day shift (5:00 AM to 5:00 PM) or night shift (5:00 PM to 5:00 AM), Sunday to Wednesday or Wednesday to Saturday. SpaceX is hiring mechanical technicians to maintain the launch pad fluid and mechanical systems at Vandenberg Space Force Base, ready for launch operations. The work is hydraulics, high pressure nitrogen and helium, and cryogenic systems, on 12 hour shifts outdoors. The basic qualifications are a high school diploma and two years of professional power tool experience, not a degree. The filter most people miss is the ITAR rule: you have to already hold US work authorisation of a specific kind, and pass a Space Force background check. Requirements: - High school diploma or equivalency certificate - 2+ years of experience using power tools in a professional capacity - Ability to pass Space Force background check for Vandenberg Space Force Base - Ability to work one of the listed 12 hour day or night shifts, overtime, and weekends as needed - Ability to lift 35 lbs. unassisted, and to stand, kneel, crouch and work on ladders and lifts at elevated heights - Typically exposed to work in extreme outdoor environments, heat, cold, rain - To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State The role offers: - Pay Range: Level 1 $23.00 to $29.75 an hour, Level 2 $28.50 to $35.75, Level 3 $34.00 to $41.75 - Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience - Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, and access to a 401(k) retirement plan - Eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards, and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan - Accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year - Short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and paid parental leave
About the role
SpaceX is hiring mechanical technicians to maintain the launch pad fluid and mechanical systems at Vandenberg Space Force Base, ready for launch operations. The work is hydraulics, high pressure nitrogen and helium, and cryogenic systems, on 12 hour shifts outdoors. The basic qualifications are a high school diploma and two years of professional power tool experience, not a degree. The filter most people miss is the ITAR rule: you have to already hold US work authorisation of a specific kind, and pass a Space Force background check.
What they ask for
- High school diploma or equivalency certificate
- 2+ years of experience using power tools in a professional capacity
- Ability to pass Space Force background check for Vandenberg Space Force Base
- Ability to work one of the listed 12 hour day or night shifts, overtime, and weekends as needed
- Ability to lift 35 lbs. unassisted, and to stand, kneel, crouch and work on ladders and lifts at elevated heights
- Typically exposed to work in extreme outdoor environments, heat, cold, rain
- To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State
What SpaceX offers
- Pay Range: Level 1 $23.00 to $29.75 an hour, Level 2 $28.50 to $35.75, Level 3 $34.00 to $41.75
- Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, and access to a 401(k) retirement plan
- Eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards, and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year
- Short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and paid parental leave
Good to know
- SpaceX lists military aviation experience as a propulsion or airframe technician, ASE certification or mechanical automotive experience, and experience with overhead cranes, forklifts and man lifts among its preferred skills, not its basic qualifications.
- No closing date is published on the listing. It was first published on 2 September 2026.
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