Crewed Spaceflight Design Reliability Engineer

Spacex; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Design Reliability Engineer for Crew Starship to develop design criteria and verification approaches for new systems. You will lead peer reviews, drive design improvements with hardware teams, and manage certification efforts with U.S. Government customers.

The role requires a Bachelor's in engineering and 1+ years of fabrication/assembly/testing experience, with preference for aerospace systems exposure and FEA proficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.
• 1+ years professional experience in fabrication, assembly, and/or testing.
• Experience with design verification and aerospace systems is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop design criteria, requirements, and verification approaches for new systems.
• Provide critical peer review and approval of hardware designs during design reviews, and of acceptance and qualification test campaigns.
• Drive improvements to vehicle design through close integration with hardware teams.
• Lead spacecraft certification efforts through direct interaction with U.S. Government customers.

Skills

Design verification

Peer review

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

NASTRAN

ABAQUS

ANSYS

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Design Reliability Engineer for Crew Starship to develop design criteria and verification approaches for new systems. You will lead peer reviews, drive design improvements with hardware teams, and manage certification efforts with U.S. Government customers.

The role requires a Bachelor's in engineering and 1+ years of fabrication/assembly/testing experience, with preference for aerospace systems exposure and FEA proficiency.