Mechanical Engineer, High-Rate Satellite Tooling & Controls

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Redmond, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Performance bonuses

Health insurance

401(k)

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Commuter shuttle

Job summary

SpaceX in Redmond, WA is hiring a Mechanical Engineer - Tooling/Controls for Starlink satellites. You will own production tooling from development to production, designing automated systems, fixtures, and control architectures to scale high-rate manufacturing of flight hardware.

The role requires a mechanical/mechatronics background, experience with 3D CAD and controls, and a drive to solve precision, cycle-time, and yield challenges on the production floor.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, mechatronics, electrical, manufacturing, or related engineering/STEM discipline.
• 1+ years of experience designing mechanical systems using 3D CAD 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, 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

Mechatronics

Controls

Automation

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Mechatronics

Tools

Siemens NX

Teamcenter

CAD/PDM systems

Job description

SpaceX in Redmond, WA is hiring a Mechanical Engineer - Tooling/Controls for Starlink satellites. You will own production tooling from development to production, designing automated systems, fixtures, and control architectures to scale high-rate manufacturing of flight hardware.

The role requires a mechanical/mechatronics background, experience with 3D CAD and controls, and a drive to solve precision, cycle-time, and yield challenges on the production floor.