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Overview

SpaceX is actively developing technologies to enable human life on Mars. The Propulsion Components team is seeking a Test Specialist to support the production of advanced spacecraft and launch vehicle components.

Responsibilities

  • Assist in the design of test fixtures, test setups, and test stands.
  • Independently fabricate instrumentation, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.
  • Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.
  • Perform tests according to procedures and design requirements.
  • Summarize and distribute test data and preliminary results.
  • Collaborate with engineers to develop and document test procedures.
  • Identify and implement process improvements.
  • Lead anomaly investigations and work toward resolution.
  • Provide testing support for production as needed.
  • Assist in tracking and servicing critical calibrated instrumentation.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
  • 3+ years of professional experience in a hands-on manufacturing environment.
  • Associate or bachelor's degree in physics, mathematics, or engineering preferred.
  • Ability to read and understand electro-mechanical schematics.
  • Ability to read plumbing and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID).
  • Ability to read mechanical assembly drawings and blueprints.
  • Ability to install and operate various instrumentation.
  • Ability to fabricate and repair electrical systems.
  • Ability to fabricate high pressure plumbing systems.
  • Ability to fabricate mechanical components and assemblies.
  • Knowledge/experience operating and maintaining pneumatic and hydraulic components.
  • Knowledge/experience with test operations procedures.
  • Knowledge/experience with high pressure or cryogenic systems.
  • Knowledge/experience with high voltage systems.
  • Knowledge/experience working with electrical components and/or systems.
  • 3+ years of experience with pressure testing.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Must be available for one of the following shifts: 1st shift start time: 8:00 AM, 2nd shift start time: 2:30 PM.
  • Must be available to work overtime and weekends as needed.
  • Must be able to stoop, bend, crawl, and maneuver in tight spaces.
  • Must be able to lift up to 35 lbs. unassisted.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Hawthorne, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $42/hr, this posting sits about 15% above the $36/hr median for welding jobs in Hawthorne, CA — toward the top of a $31–$56/hr middle band drawn from 37 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 62% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Hawthorne, CA

We're tracking 37 other active welding openings in Hawthorne, CA right now, from 5 different employers. 13 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 627 other active welding openings from 306 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Hawthorne, or widen the search to California.

SpaceX currently has 30 other openings live in California, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (30), Aerotek (16), and Volt (16). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within California, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Redondo Beach at $51/hr, Santa Ana at $48/hr, and Long Beach at $40/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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