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SpaceX

Builds rockets and runs Starlink satellite internet

Ironworker

Building TradesConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeBrownsville, TX, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A high school diploma or equivalency certificate is required.
  • Completion of a recognized ironworker apprenticeship, or at least 3 years erecting structural steel or placing rebar on industrial or heavy commercial work, or equivalent military experience is required.
  • Must be able to work all shifts, overtime, and/or weekends as needed.
  • Must be able to work at heights from structural steel, aerial lifts, and scaffolds.
  • Must be able to stand for long periods and perform climbing, bending, kneeling, crouching, pulling, pushing, stooping, and stretching.
  • Must be able to lift at least 50 pounds unassisted.
  • Must be able to work outdoors in South Texas heat, wind, and rain, and around 19% aqueous ammonia SCR equipment.
  • Must wear required personal protective equipment, including fall protection and respiratory protection when specified.
  • Must be able to work under adverse conditions, including dirty, noisy, hot, or elevated work environments.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Responsibilities

  • Erect structural steel for power generation, including turbine and generator support framing, pipe racks, equipment platforms, and selective catalytic reduction stack steel.
  • Shake out, rig, and connect columns, beams, bracing, and trusses at height; plumb and align members; and bolt and torque connections according to drawings and specifications.
  • Install metal deck, grating, handrail, stairs, ladders, toe boards, and access steel around turbine packages, pipe racks, and stack structures.
  • Set embed plates, anchor bolts, and bearing surfaces so millwrights can land, level, and grout trailer- and skid-mounted turbine and generator packages.
  • Place and tie rebar for foundations, equipment pads, and pedestals before each pour.
  • Read structural, erection, and placing drawings; field-fit miscellaneous iron as directed; and flag drawing conflicts before steel is landed.
  • Rig and signal crane picks of structural members, stack sections, grating, and miscellaneous steel, keeping every pick within the lift plan.
  • Coordinate bolt-up, grating, and pour windows with millwrights, pipefitters, and concrete crews to prevent downstream delays.
  • Stage, move, and inventory steel, grating, rebar, hardware, and tools; keep laydown yards and work fronts orderly.
  • Open and close work areas by providing protection, removing debris, segregating scrap, and resetting the area for the next crew.
  • Follow fall protection, lockout/tagout, personal protective equipment, and permit rules; do not work under a suspended load or on live systems without authorization.
  • Report damaged material, unsafe conditions, and drawing conflicts immediately.

Desired Qualifications

  • A journey-level ironworker card, NCCER Ironworker credential, or equivalent credential is preferred.
  • Experience erecting pipe racks, equipment platforms, stack or boiler steel, or other power-generation structures is preferred.
  • Experience setting rebar, embeds, and anchor bolts on heavy equipment foundations is preferred.
  • A qualified rigger and/or crane signalperson credential (NCCCO, NCCER, or equivalent) is preferred.
  • A current AWS D1.1 structural welding qualification (SMAW and/or FCAW) is preferred.
  • OSHA 10 or equivalent training, including steel-erection fall protection, is preferred.
  • Ability to read structural, erection, and rebar drawings and work to a bolt and torque specification is preferred.
  • Prior experience on power plant, data center, industrial, or heavy-civil construction sites is preferred.
  • A strong safety mindset and willingness to follow fall protection, lockout/tagout, and permit rules are preferred.
  • Ability to keep picks and pours on schedule alongside millwrights and pipefitters is preferred.

About the Company

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SpaceX

Builds rockets and runs Starlink satellite internet

SpaceX builds and launches reusable rockets and spacecraft for NASA, the military, and companies, and it runs Starlink, a satellite internet service for homes and businesses. In 2020, its Dragon capsule became the first privately built spacecraft to carry astronauts to the International Space Station. Its Falcon 9 rocket lands its first stage so the booster can fly again, which cuts launch costs, while Starlink beams internet from low-orbit satellites to small dishes for a monthly fee. SpaceX also owns xAI, maker of the Grok chatbot and owner of the social network X, and is building Starship, a fully reusable rocket meant to carry people to the Moon and Mars. Elon Musk founded SpaceX in 2002, and it is based in Starbase, Texas.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Starbase, Texas
Founded
2002

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