Aerospace Additive Manufacturing Engineer — High-Impact Prototyping

InvestedintheMission; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, vision, dental coverage

401(k) plan

Paid parental leave

Paid time off

Job summary

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA is seeking an Additive Manufacturing Engineer (Raptor) to design, develop, and test all facets of the additive process, with emphasis on machines, software, part design, and process optimization. The role requires hands-on fabrication experience, collaboration with design and materials teams, and data-driven development of print parameters and quality improvements.

The engineer will drive robust printer platforms, collaborate with a team of engineers, review materials

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.
• 1+ years of hands-on fabrication, assembly, testing, and/or project management experience.

Responsibilities

• Drive and identify projects to make printer platforms more robust and repeatable based on machine issues, failed builds, and sensor monitoring/in process data acquisition.
• Collaborate with engineers on design, development, and testing of additive processes using powder-bed and powder-fed methods.
• Implement process improvements at every step of the additive process.
• Advise with design team to optimize features for additive manufacturing.
• Generate/optimize build files to produce high quality parts efficiently.
• Work with materials engineers to optimize print parameters and heat treatments for alloys.
• Develop and maintain systems to collect and analyze process data.
• Document best practices on new equipment and processes.
• Identify and implement safety improvements throughout additive manufacturing.

Skills

Aerospace engineering

Team collaboration

Data analysis

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

3D printers

Job description

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA is seeking an Additive Manufacturing Engineer (Raptor) to design, develop, and test all facets of the additive process, with emphasis on machines, software, part design, and process optimization. The role requires hands-on fabrication experience, collaboration with design and materials teams, and data-driven development of print parameters and quality improvements.

The engineer will drive robust printer platforms, collaborate with a team of engineers, review materials