Mechanical Engineer, Starship Tooling - End-to-End Hardware

SpaceX; Florida; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX in Cape Canaveral is seeking a Mechanical Engineer for Starship Tooling to design, build, and activate launch-pad hardware and production tooling for the Starship program. You will own hardware end-to-end from calculation through fabrication and testing.

You will work across structural and machine design, size with hand calculations and FEA, create NX models and prints, coordinate with welding, machining, and launch operations, and travel to SpaceX sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related field.
• 1+ year of professional experience using NX, CATIA, Creo, or SolidWorks or ANSYS/FEA tools.
• Experience with large-scale mechanical structures and assembly models.
• Familiarity with GD&T and engineering drawings.

Responsibilities

• Design, analyze, build, and activate mechanical hardware for Starship launch pads and tooling.
• Own end-to-end hardware development from concept to activation testing.
• Perform hand calculations and finite element analysis to size structures and mechanisms.
• Create NX models and manufacturing prints; manage fabrication plans.
• Lead in-field troubleshooting and root-cause analysis with production teams.
• Collaborate with launch operations and controls teams to meet form, function, and schedule goals.

Skills

GD&T proficiency

Hand calculations

Statics & dynamics

Reading engineering drawings

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering

Master’s degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

NX

CATIA

Creo

SolidWorks

ANSYS

ABAQUS

FEMAP

Job description

SpaceX in Cape Canaveral is seeking a Mechanical Engineer for Starship Tooling to design, build, and activate launch-pad hardware and production tooling for the Starship program. You will own hardware end-to-end from calculation through fabrication and testing.

You will work across structural and machine design, size with hand calculations and FEA, create NX models and prints, coordinate with welding, machining, and launch operations, and travel to SpaceX sites as needed.