HVAC & Controls Mechanical Engineer – Space Facilities

Future Ventures; Vandenberg Village (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Long-term incentives

Bonuses

Medical, vision, and dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Paid parental leave

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Paid sick leave

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Mechanical Engineer, HVAC & Controls for Facilities Infrastructure to design, implement, and maintain HVAC systems for diverse spaces including offices, hangars, and rocket environments. You will interpret blueprints, perform load calculations per ASHRAE, and lead system design and installation with cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes design, installation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of mechanical systems and controls, with opportunity to contribute to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, physics, aerospace engineering, or other engineering discipline.
• 1+ years of professional experience in design and/or maintenance of industrial HVAC systems

Responsibilities

• Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, and reports.
• Air conditioning cooling load calculations, heat loss calculations following ASHRAE standards
• Lead and/or contribute to design of HVAC systems for various facilities: office, hangar, rocket, and customer payload environmental control systems
• Confer with engineers and other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, and provide technical information
• Research and analyze design proposals, specifications, manuals, and other data to evaluate feasibility, cost, and maintenance requirements of designs or applications
• Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design and performance specifications
• Research, design, evaluate, install, operate, and maintain mechanical products, equipment, systems and processes to meet requirements, applying knowledge of engineering principles
• Investigate equipment failures and difficulties to diagnose faulty operation, and to make recommendations to maintenance crew
• Develop the mechanical and controls design of products, using drafting tools or computer-assisted design/drafting equipment and software
• Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, and repair to ensure that machines and equipment are installed and functioning according to specifications
• Conduct research that tests and analyzes the feasibility, design, operation, and performance of equipment, components and systems
• Recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions. Develop and test models of alternate designs and processing methods to assess feasibility, operating condition effects, possible new applications and necessity of modification
• Estimate costs and submit bids for engineering, construction, or extraction projects, and prepare contract documents
• Establish and coordinate the maintenance and safety procedures, service schedule, and supply of materials required to maintain machines and equipment in the prescribed condition
• Study industrial processes to determine where and how application of equipment can be made
• Use fluid dynamic, thermodynamic, and heat transfer scientific knowledge as required to design tubing and piping systems

Skills

Clean-room design

Panel circuit balancing

HVAC system design and installation

HVAC monitoring hardware/software

AutoCAD

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, physics, aerospace engineering, or other engineering discipline

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Mechanical Engineer, HVAC & Controls for Facilities Infrastructure to design, implement, and maintain HVAC systems for diverse spaces including offices, hangars, and rocket environments. You will interpret blueprints, perform load calculations per ASHRAE, and lead system design and installation with cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes design, installation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of mechanical systems and controls, with opportunity to contribute to