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SpaceX · Starbase, TX · Propulsion · first seen 2026-09-14
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Millwright (Gas/Steam Turbines)

Starbase is standing up on-site power generation for the Starbase AI supercomputer. This millwright role installs that plant: trailer- and skid-mounted aeroderivative gas turbines, generators, and the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) stacks beside them. You set the machines, laser-align the couplings, grout them, preserve them until they run, and install the emissions equipment as foundations come out of the ground.

Responsibilities

  • 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
  • Assist OEM dry-crank and motoring of turbine packages
  • Install SCR stacks and associated mechanical equipment; work around aqueous ammonia emissions systems
  • Rig and signal crane moves of heavy rotating equipment; follow lockout/tagout and machinery-installation standards (API RP 686)
  • Execute OEM installation work packages in the field with engineers, technicians, and OEM technical advisors
  • Coordinate with other crafts to keep picks, grout pours, and alignment windows on schedule
  • Maintain installed packages and run standard operating procedures after set
  • Maintain millwright tools, hardware, and critical spares

Basic Qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalency certificate
  • 5+ years of hands-on millwright, rotating-equipment, or industrial machinery installation experience

Preferred Skills and Experience

  • 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
  • Demonstrated laser-alignment of couplings and dial-indicator alignment, including soft-foot correction and thermal growth / hot-running offset
  • Experience setting trailer-mounted or skid-mounted aeroderivative gas turbines and generators
  • Working knowledge of API RP 686 (machinery installation)
  • Experience with hydraulic jacks, sole plates, non-shrink grout, and epoxy anchors
  • Qualified rigger and/or crane signalperson (NCCCO, NCCER, or equivalent)
  • Ability to read OEM installation manuals, coupling drawings, and foundation details and execute them in the field
  • Experience preserving idle turbomachinery (rotor barring, space heaters, desiccant, dry-crank / motoring assist)
  • Experience working around aqueous ammonia, SCR, or other power-plant emissions equipment
  • Comfortable taking direction from an OEM technical advisor and translating it to a crew
  • Able to work well in an integrated team with technicians, engineers, OEM advisors, and construction crafts
  • Able to prioritize and execute in a high-pressure, fast-paced construction environment

Additional Requirements

  • Must be available to work extended hours and weekends when needed based on site operational needs; flexibility required
  • Willingness to travel to job sites during construction, commissioning, and critical operational events
  • 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
  • Must be willing to wear required PPE, including respiratory protection when specified
  • Valid driver's license required

ITAR Requirements

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), Refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or Asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.