Manufacturing Engineer, Space Hardware Development

SpaceX; Texas; On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer for Starlink Development to own tooling and automation on the factory floor, writing standards and designing fabrication processes that raise throughput, quality, and safety.

You will partner with SpaceX product engineering, automation, supply chain, and shop leadership to drive design for manufacturability and to manage supplier relationships, ensuring production readiness and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing, mechanical, industrial engineering or related field.
• 2+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, tooling design, automation cell build, or production of hardware systems.
• Experience with design for manufacture and design for assembly on electromechanical systems.
• Experience with production tooling and fixtures.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary liaison between automation, supply chain, production, and development operations to deploy tooling and automation to meet program milestones.
• Develop and implement manufacturing processes and shop workflows to increase throughput, efficiency, and safety.
• Manage the build, configuration, and installation of modular automation assets from raw-material through cell build and handoff to production.
• Collaborate with design and support teams to address manufacturing issues, tooling constraints, and obsolescence.
• Prepare engineering docs to move hardware from development to production, including instructions and bills of materials.
• Coordinate with internal and external suppliers to fabricate parts and subassemblies at rate.
• Contribute to design reviews as the manufacturing expert on DFM, DFR, maintenance, shop capability, and quality control.
• Lead manufacturing strategy, including cycle time and make-versus-buy decisions to meet objectives without compromising quality.
• Design, develop, validate, and implement production tooling to ensure repeatability and efficiency.
• Serve as the go-to for nonconforming product on cells and tooling, leading root-cause analysis and corrective action.
• Develop training requirements for technicians and specialists to boost capability and safety.
• Oversee machine tool purchases, ROI calculations, and alignment with shop leadership.
• Proactively challenge requirements and accelerate program schedules.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Tooling design

Automation

DFM

Root cause analysis

Project leadership

SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

PLC programming

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

CNC milling

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer for Starlink Development to own tooling and automation on the factory floor, writing standards and designing fabrication processes that raise throughput, quality, and safety.

You will partner with SpaceX product engineering, automation, supply chain, and shop leadership to drive design for manufacturability and to manage supplier relationships, ensuring production readiness and continuous improvement.