Job brief: Millwright (Gas/Steam Turbines)

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• Listed on SpaceX's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-04 (4 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-07.
• The apply link opens boards.greenhouse.io, the address SpaceX's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: Not published
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Starbase, TX
• Posted: 2026-09-13

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Senior. The posting asks for 5+ years of experience.

Must have

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate
• 5+ years of hands-on millwright, rotating-equipment, or industrial machinery installation experience
• Must be available to work extended hours and weekends when needed based on site operational needs; flexibility required
• Must be able to lift at least 50 lbs. unassisted
• Must be able to climb ladders and stairs, work at heights, kneel, crouch, and work in tight quarters around trailers, skids, and stack steel
• Must be able to work outdoors in South Texas heat, wind, and rain, and around 19% aqueous ammonia SCR equipment

Conditions

• Rig and signal crane moves of heavy rotating equipment; follow lockout/tagout and machinery-installation standards (API RP 686)
• Hands-on experience setting and aligning large rotating machinery (gas turbines, generators, compressors, pumps, or similar)
• Journey-level millwright card, NCCER millwright, or equivalent rotating-equipment qualification
• Willingness to travel to job sites during construction, commissioning, and critical operational events

Main duties

• Receive, inspect, and set trailer-mounted and skid-mounted gas turbines and generators
• Perform precision alignment of turbine-to-generator couplings, including laser and dial-indicator methods, soft-foot correction, and thermal growth compensation
• Land, level, grout, and anchor rotating equipment using hydraulic jacks, non-shrink grout, and epoxy anchors
• Torque and control coupling and foundation hardware through each install
• Preserve idle turbomachinery until startup, including rotor barring, space heaters, and desiccant

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