| Orbital Tube Welder - 2nd ShiftTechnicians and Trade Skills | Hawthorne, CA, United States The Company SpaceX is a US based space technology company founded by its residing CEO and CTO, Elon Musk, the former co-founder of PayPal. The company's goal is to renew a sense of excellence in the space industry by disrupting the current paradigm of complacency and replacing it with innovation and commercialized price points; laying the foundation for a truly space-faring human civilization. SpaceX builds rockets and spacecraft from the ground up; including electronics, software, vehicle structures, and engines. In-house development includes nearly all flight critical custom components amounting to approximately 85% of our vehicles both by mass and by value. Our development and production efforts represent some of the most dynamic and challenging technology problems seen in any organization. Our success is driven by a wide variety of engineering perspectives and openness to all great ideas. We pride ourselves on being a meritocracy where employees are defined by their capabilities and contributions, instead of title or tenure. We are actively seeking the best and brightest minds from all industries to continue to build our world class team. Our employees thrive in a fast-paced engineering ecosystem focused on innovation and high levels of personal responsibility. At SpaceX we cut through the noise and believe in the essentials of hardcore engineering. We build it, test it, and fly it. The Department Manufacturing/Production- One of the most critical needs we now have at SpaceX is for Manufacturing/Production staff. With two vehicles flight proven, we have a $3 billion backlog of sold flights. The next critical phase is proving our ability to build rockets with increasing speed while maintaining quality in order to meet the markets high demand. The growth of our production department is critical to hit these significant milestones that lie ahead. Technicians and Trade Skills -SpaceX is continuing to build our highly skilled technician and trades workforce; the extensive in house development and production capabilities at SpaceX would not be possible without their contributions. If you enjoy hands-on development work and thrive in a fast paced environment, we want to hear from you! The Job Responsibilities * Follow established procedures to setup and operate the orbital welding system.
* Work from blue prints and approved drawings.
* Cut and prepare all tubing and fittings used in the welding operation.
* Perform setup of the welding system.
* Assembles and calibrates liquid controllers and systems as required.
* Inspect all completed assemblies using the borescope inspection system.
* Maintain an adequate supply of spare parts for the welding system.
* Maintain a clean work area. Maintain a file of all work recordsRequirements * High School Diploma or Equivalent required
* Certification from a formal orbital weld training program or 3 years | 
