Lead Mechanical Engineer, Starship Infrastructure

Spacex; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Principal Mechanical Engineer to own the mechanical scope for Starship infrastructure from concept through fabrication and commissioning. You will design power, fluid and cooling systems, and supporting structures, setting the technical direction and delivering hardware that must perform in the field.

You will collaborate with engineering, construction, and operations to balance cost, reliability, and schedule, apply first principles and analyses, and support testing and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.
• 7+ years of experience with mechanical design and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Develop design concepts from a clean sheet and size infrastructure systems based on operational loads, site conditions, and how the facility will actually run
• Collaborate with peers across disciplines to develop designs that balance cost, schedule, reliability, and capability
• Create detailed designs and generate CAD models for components, assemblies, and integration into the larger site
• Build analysis models to assess your designs in detail and confirm they meet the needs of the system
• Apply first-order hand calculations and empirical formulas to assess and iterate on your designs rapidly
• Validate your designs through development hardware, mockups, or first articles, and test critical joints, components, and design elements
• Support testing and commissioning of subsystems and full installations
• Partner with construction, build engineers, and technicians to improve your designs
• Support installation of your hardware in the field, witness your designs being built and brought online, and see them go into service

Skills

Mechanical design

Structural analysis

FEA

Python

Matlab

Excel

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline

Tools

NASTRAN

ABAQUS

ANSYS

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Principal Mechanical Engineer to own the mechanical scope for Starship infrastructure from concept through fabrication and commissioning. You will design power, fluid and cooling systems, and supporting structures, setting the technical direction and delivering hardware that must perform in the field.

You will collaborate with engineering, construction, and operations to balance cost, reliability, and schedule, apply first principles and analyses, and support testing and