Falcon Mechanical Design Engineer — Space Launch Innovation

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

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Employee stock purchase plan

Comprehensive medical, vision, and 
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Dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Paid parental leave

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer (Falcon) to lead the design of structures, fluid systems, and components for Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy. You will own hardware through the product life cycle and collaborate with senior leadership on critical design phases.

The role emphasizes strong analysis skills, a ground-up physics approach, and readiness to work in a creative, scrappy environment where the best ideas influence company direction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.
• 1+ years of experience with CAD or FEA software packages (can be in a professional, academic, entrepreneurial, or hobby setting).
• 1+ years of hands‑on hardware experience performing fabrication, assembly and/or testing (can be in a professional, academic, entrepreneurial, or hobby setting).
• Master's degree in an engineering discipline (preferred).
• Experience with NX/Teamcenter designing parts and assemblies (preferred).
• Experience with at least one commercial FEA or multiphysics simulation package (preferred).
• Demonstrated ability to own hardware or systems within an integrated engineering team outside a classroom setting (preferred).
• Analytical/scientific programming experience (Python, Matlab, Excel, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Full ownership of primary and secondary structures, mechanisms, and/or fluid systems for our Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launch vehicles.
• Use hand calculations, finite element analyses (FEA), and computer-aided designs (CAD) to ensure all hardware meets or exceeds internal and customer requirements.
• Lead design reviews and hardware qualifications.
• Serve as technical interface with suppliers and customers.
• Own the hardware delivery timeline and success through inception, design, assembly, launch and re-use.

Skills

CAD

FEA

Fabrication

Analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree in engineering

Tools

NX/Teamcenter

NASTRAN

ABAQUS

ANSYS

Python/ Matlab/ Excel

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer (Falcon) to lead the design of structures, fluid systems, and components for Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy. You will own hardware through the product life cycle and collaborate with senior leadership on critical design phases.

The role emphasizes strong analysis skills, a ground-up physics approach, and readiness to work in a creative, scrappy environment where the best ideas influence company direction.