Senior Mechanical Design Engineer – Satellite Production

SpaceX

Redmond

On-site

AUD 185,000 - 256,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage
Vision coverage
401(k) plan
Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

SpaceX in Redmond, WA is seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer for Satellites (Starlink) to design structures, mechanisms, and automation equipment for high-volume satellite production. You will own projects from concept through fabrication, coordinating with flight design and production teams to parallelize satellite, factory, and process development.

The role requires a strong background in mechanical engineering, 5+ years of experience, and expertise in 3D CAD/2D drawings, with a focus

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.
  • 5+ years of professional experience in Mechanical Engineering.
  • Experience with 3D CAD and 2D drawings.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop structures, mechanisms and automation equipment to enable high volume production of Starlink Satellites
  • Demonstrate ownership of projects through entire lifecycle from concept to production bring-up
  • Balance multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
  • Collaborate with flight design and production teams to develop satellite, factory and production processes in parallel
  • Solve complex problems with emphasis on speed and efficiency
  • Coordinate with internal resources and external vendors, maintaining project schedule and budget
  • Assemble and commission the equipment you design

Skills

Mechanical design
5+ years experience
3D CAD
2D drawings
Design for manufacturability
GD&T
NX/UGS
FEMAP/NASTRAN/ANSYS

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

NX/UGS
Teamcenter
FEMAP
NASTRAN
ANSYS Workbench
NX Advance Simulation

Job description

SpaceX in Redmond, WA is seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer for Satellites (Starlink) to design structures, mechanisms, and automation equipment for high-volume satellite production. You will own projects from concept through fabrication, coordinating with flight design and production teams to parallelize satellite, factory, and process development.

The role requires a strong background in mechanical engineering, 5+ years of experience, and expertise in 3D CAD/2D drawings, with a focus

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