Thermal Development Technician, Robotic Welding (Starship) - Level 4/5
SpaceX - Starbase, TX
Posted Feb 12, 2026
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Market context
- Median wage (BLS OEWS)
- $116,543 national median
- Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)
- +9.8% - Much faster than average
Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Software Engineering aggregate by role bucket.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.
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About this role
Thermal Development Technician, Robotic Welding (Starship) - Level 4/5 Starbase, TX 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. THERMAL DEVELOPMENT TECHNICIAN, ROBOTIC WELDING ( STARSHIP ) - LEVEL 4/5 The Thermal Protection Systems (TPS) team tackles space exploration's most challenging problems, owning the development and integration of the heat shield for our next-generation spacecraft, Starship. This hardware must survive the most extreme environments known to mankind and protect our vehicle through atmospheric reentry. As a technician on the TPS team, you will primarily be responsible for maintaining, programming, and operating robotic and automated systems while supporting heat shield manufacturing and integration. RESPONSIBILITIES: - 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 components such as bearings, bushings, motors, shafts, collars, couplings, pulleys, belts, gears, chains, rollers, pumps, valves, hoses, and o-rings on a variety of system equipment - Support the fabrication of ceramic refractory billets, ceramic tiles, thermal gap fillers, coatings, and other components required for a robust thermal protection system - Support basic fabrication, surface
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