Launch Engineer: Payloads & Spacecraft Integration

Future Ventures; Vandenberg Village (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock incentives

Discretionary bonuses

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Paid parental leave

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Sick leave

Job summary

SpaceX in California is hiring a Launch Engineer, Spacecraft Integration (Payloads). You will provide engineering support for Starlink satellite integration and customer payload integration, developing procedures for integration, checkout, and ground support equipment maintenance.

You will collaborate with engineers and technicians, manage multiple priorities, prepare test plans, and ensure safety and quality in a fast-paced environment with ITAR requirements and potential travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
• 1+ years of experience with multi-disciplinary system assemblies in aerospace, automotive, aircraft, or marine domains.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support for Starlink satellite integration and customer payload integration.
• Develop and execute procedures for integration and checkout of Starlink satellites and related ground support equipment.
• Collaborate closely with engineering staff and technicians daily.
• Manage multiple priorities toward shared project goals.
• Drive non-conformances into actionable items and improvements.

Skills

Launch integration

Clean room operations

Test operations with gases/fluids

Data acquisition setup

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Job description

SpaceX in California is hiring a Launch Engineer, Spacecraft Integration (Payloads). You will provide engineering support for Starlink satellite integration and customer payload integration, developing procedures for integration, checkout, and ground support equipment maintenance.

You will collaborate with engineers and technicians, manage multiple priorities, prepare test plans, and ensure safety and quality in a fast-paced environment with ITAR requirements and potential travel.