Mechanical Engineer, Starship Tooling & Launchpad

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

Job summary

SpaceX, based at Cape Canaveral, is seeking a Mechanical Engineer for Starship Tooling. You will design, analyze, build, and activate hardware for launch pads, recovery systems, and production tooling, owning end-to-end delivery from concept through activation testing.

You will size structures with hand calculations and FEA, design welded steel frames, and specify GD&T for precise mechanisms, working with internal teams and external fabricators to meet tight schedules.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline is required.
• 1+ years of professional experience with NX, CATIA, Creo, or SolidWorks and FEA tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, analyze, build, and activate mechanical hardware for Starship launch pads and tooling.
• Demonstrate end-to-end project ownership from concept to activation testing.
• Perform hand calculations and FEA to size structures and mechanisms.
• Design mass-efficient welded structures and precise mechanisms with GD&T.
• Create NX models and manufacturing plans; coordinate with welders and toolmakers.
• Support activation with controls engineering and participate in testing with operations.

Skills

NX

CAD experience

Finite element analysis

GD&T

Statics & dynamics

Hands-on fabrication

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

CATIA

Creo

SolidWorks

ANSYS

ABAQUS

Job description

SpaceX, based at Cape Canaveral, is seeking a Mechanical Engineer for Starship Tooling. You will design, analyze, build, and activate hardware for launch pads, recovery systems, and production tooling, owning end-to-end delivery from concept through activation testing.

You will size structures with hand calculations and FEA, design welded steel frames, and specify GD&T for precise mechanisms, working with internal teams and external fabricators to meet tight schedules.