Mechanical Engineer, Precision Machining for Starlink

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

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

401(k) retirement plan

Medical, vision, and dental coverage

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Paid sick leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Mechanical Engineer in Precision Machining (Starlink) to develop and own tooling, automation, and quality plans for high-tolerance machined hardware used in satellite RF systems. You will drive improvements for quality, takt time, and throughput while collaborating with design engineers and machinists.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering or related fields, plus 1+ years of design experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering, physics or other engineering discipline.
• 1+ years of engineering design experience (internships, student projects, extracurricular project experience, and professional experience qualify).

Responsibilities

• Own product success for precision machined parts with single-digit micron tolerances.
• Design and own the outcome of shop automation projects
• Interface with design engineers and machinists to implement DFM feedback on new and current hardware iterations
• Aggressively implement process improvements to production processes to improve quality and throughput
• Create capital and facility justifications for large projects and process improvements. Own these projects through implementation and activation
• Own and develop quality plans for hardware covering dimensional inspection and functional testing
• Design and fabricate tooling for machining, assembly, and inspection stations

Skills

Milling/Turning/CMM inspection

GD&T

Cross-functional collaboration

Programming basics

Engineering design experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering, physics or other engineering discipline

Tools

CAD/PDM systems

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Mechanical Engineer in Precision Machining (Starlink) to develop and own tooling, automation, and quality plans for high-tolerance machined hardware used in satellite RF systems. You will drive improvements for quality, takt time, and throughput while collaborating with design engineers and machinists.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering or related fields, plus 1+ years of design experience.