Diamond Turning Machinist (Starlink) - Level 4/5Active$85K–$104K

The opportunity

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.

What you'll do

  • Collaborate with engineering to develop new diamond-turned products and processes

  • Continuously improve production process to maximize throughput, improve yield, and improve process up time

  • Responsible for maintaining maximum machine up time by troubleshooting off: nominal issues such as resolving alarms, repairing tooling, and actively maintaining best practices

  • Responsible for following defined work instructions, process controls and maintaining a safe work environment

  • Responsible for using metrology including CMM’s, optical microscopes and Zygo interferometers

  • Responsible for changing tools and tooling, following defined processes

What they're looking for

  • Responsible for data entry, work tracking and effective communication
  • High school diploma or equivalency certificate
  • + years of experience operating diamond turning lathes
  • Experience using GD&T producing precision optics