Mechanical Engineer, High-Rate Fiber Tooling

SpaceX; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Paid time off + holidays

Job summary

SpaceX in Redmond, WA seeks an experienced mechanical/electromechanical engineer to stand up high-rate tooling for Starlink harness termination. You will own the full lifecycle from concept to production, designing tooling, fixtures, and automation, and integrating motors, sensors, actuators, and controls on production equipment.

Qualifications include a Bachelor's in a relevant engineering field and 1+ years in mechanical design with 3D CAD; 1+ years in implementing controls (PLC, motion,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, mechatronics, electrical, manufacturing, or a related engineering/STEM discipline.
• 1+ years of experience designing mechanical systems using 3D CAD software and 2D drawings.
• 1+ years of experience implementing controls on mechanical systems - motion, sensors, actuators, PLC or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Stand up internal high-rate optical fiber harness termination for Starlink, taking the process from development equipment to production-capable machinery.
• Design and develop tooling, fixtures, mechanisms, and automation equipment to terminate, assemble, and test flight hardware at rate.
• Own the electromechanical stack on the equipment you design: structure, motion, sensors, actuators, and machine controls, from concept through commissioning.
• Own projects through their full lifecycle — concept, fabrication, controls bring-up, and production introduction.
• Partner with flight harness responsible engineers, quality, and production to develop process and equipment in parallel with the product.
• Solve complex problems around precision alignment, process repeatability, cycle time, and first-pass yield.
• Assemble, wire, program, debug, and commission the equipment you design on the production floor

Skills

3D CAD

2D drawings

Controls

Motion

Sensors

Actuators

PLC

HMI

GD&T

Machining

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical/mechatronics/electrical/manufacturing or related engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

Teamcenter

Job description

SpaceX in Redmond, WA seeks an experienced mechanical/electromechanical engineer to stand up high-rate tooling for Starlink harness termination. You will own the full lifecycle from concept to production, designing tooling, fixtures, and automation, and integrating motors, sensors, actuators, and controls on production equipment.

Qualifications include a Bachelor's in a relevant engineering field and 1+ years in mechanical design with 3D CAD; 1+ years in implementing controls (PLC, motion,