Lead Starship Assembly Engineer — High-Rate Production

SpaceX; Texas; On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Lead Starship Engineer to oversee the production of the Starship airframe weldment, including Integrated Payload Volume, PEZ, Raceway, Tank Cleaning, and Megabay 2 Stacking. You will lead a team of build engineers, drive lean processes, and collaborate with design, propulsion, and quality teams in the Starfactory to ensure high-rate production.

You will mentor engineers, develop manufacturing strategies, and own the scope of work for new vehicles while growing the depth chart

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, manufacturing, or aerospace engineering.
• Master's degree in engineering discipline preferred.
• Extensive experience with CAD/FEA tools and PLM systems.
• Experience recruiting, training, and managing a high-performing team.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of build engineers designing the production system.
• Mentor and foster ongoing technical and professional development.
• Develop lean manufacturing processes, factory infrastructure, tools, and documentation.
• Collaborate with design engineering to simplify vehicle systems at a complex level.
• Set long-term direction for vehicle architecture and factory infrastructures.
• Coordinate development, qualification, and acceptance testing of systems and tooling.
• Create CAD models and prints for flight and tooling components.
• Implement design-for-manufacturability changes to improve efficiency.
• Create and maintain build schedules and work instructions.
• Develop process parameters and drive next-generation architectures.

Skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Experience leading build teams

Process development experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical, manufacturing, or aerospace engineering

Master's degree in engineering discipline

Tools

Unigraphics NX

Teamcenter CAD/PLM

CAD/FEA tools

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Lead Starship Engineer to oversee the production of the Starship airframe weldment, including Integrated Payload Volume, PEZ, Raceway, Tank Cleaning, and Megabay 2 Stacking. You will lead a team of build engineers, drive lean processes, and collaborate with design, propulsion, and quality teams in the Starfactory to ensure high-rate production.

You will mentor engineers, develop manufacturing strategies, and own the scope of work for new vehicles while growing the depth chart