Aerospace Electronics Production Engineer — DFM & Tooling

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

Benefits offered by this job

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Medical, dental, vision coverage

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA, is seeking a Production Engineer (Starship Electronics) to develop, standardize, and improve manufacturing processes for aerospace electronics components. You will design factory stations, tooling, and DFM guidelines, working with design engineers to co-create products and manufacturing capabilities.

The role emphasizes high-reliability, low-cost production techniques, data-driven root-cause analysis, and collaboration across teams to reduce cycle times and improve

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, aerospace, or industrial engineering.
• 1+ years of manufacturing engineering experience via project team, research, internship, and/or professional experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop, standardize, and continuously improve process chains required to deliver Starship electronics components.
• Design and deliver new factory stations and production assets to expand capability, reduce cycle time, and improve yield.
• Design and deliver mechanical tooling to build, test, and deliver avionics hardware including fixturing and capital automation equipment.
• Develop DFM guidelines and collaborate with design engineering to co-design the product and factory.
• Analyze root cause and provide corrective actions for process escapes or process variability on mechanical and electrical processes.

Skills

SQL

Python

Mechanical CAD

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical, aerospace, or industrial engineering

Tools

FEA

GD&T

Mechanical CAD

Job description

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA, is seeking a Production Engineer (Starship Electronics) to develop, standardize, and improve manufacturing processes for aerospace electronics components. You will design factory stations, tooling, and DFM guidelines, working with design engineers to co-create products and manufacturing capabilities.

The role emphasizes high-reliability, low-cost production techniques, data-driven root-cause analysis, and collaboration across teams to reduce cycle times and improve