EDM Machinist (Starlink)

SpaceX
Texas
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Field Service, Maintenance & Skilled TradesExperience: 3+ yearsEducation: high_schoolSkills: ["Ability to work closely with engineers","Ability to provide feedback"]

Support high-scale production of Starlink by creating and running sinker/wire EDM programs and machining electrodes to tight tolerances. Optimize electrode design inputs with the team, develop and improve machining parameters across materials, and build required fixturing for EDM operations. Perform preventative maintenance, support shop operations while machines run, and inspect parts using gauges, indicators, and micrometers. Work shifts and overtime as needed.

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EDM Machinist (Starlink)

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Job Summary

Support high-scale production of Starlink by creating and running sinker/wire EDM programs and machining electrodes to tight tolerances. Optimize electrode design inputs with the team, develop and improve machining parameters across materials, and build required fixturing for EDM operations. Perform preventative maintenance, support shop operations while machines run, and inspect parts using gauges, indicators, and micrometers. Work shifts and overtime as needed.
Location: Texas
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Field Service, Maintenance & Skilled Trades
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Create conversational programs and set up and/or operate sinker/wire EDM machines.
  • •Program and operate graphite CNC machining.
  • •Optimize electrode design with the design team and machine electrodes to required tolerances while meeting completion dates.
  • •Develop, track, and optimize machining parameters for different materials and develop any required fixturing to support the EDM area.
  • •Perform preventative maintenance of EDM machines and measure/inspect tight tolerance parts using gauges, indicators, and micrometers.

Key Requirements

  • •High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
  • •3+ years sinker EDM programming experience.
  • •Ability to create conversational programs and set up and/or operate sinker/wire EDM machines.
  • •Ability to machine electrodes to required tolerances while meeting expected completion dates.
  • •Experience measuring and inspecting tight tolerance parts using gauges, indicators, and micrometers.
Experience:3+ years
Education:High School
Skills:Ability to work closely with engineersAbility to provide feedback
Tech Stack:EDMSinker EDMWire EDMConversational programmingGraphite CNC machiningCNC programmingElectrode machiningCNC EDM hole drillingCNC EDM hole popper setupGD&TWork holdingSystem 3R work holdingRoboticsGF+ wire machinesCopperGraphiteFixturing

Eligibility

Nationality:US National

Company Brief

SpaceX
Designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft for commercial and government customers, aiming to reduce space transportation costs and enable human life on Mars through reusable launch vehicles and integrated space systems.
Industry: Aerospace Manufacturing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Valuation: Hectocorn (USD 100B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Hawthorne, United States
Founded: 2002
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