Mechanical Infrastructure Engineer - High-Impact MEP Lead

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Brownsville (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Mechanical Engineer, Infrastructure in Texas to support the Starbase facilities and GSE, building a high-volume rocket factory on a desolate beach site. This hands-on role blends design, coordination, and field execution with cross-department collaboration.

You will lead MEP design, manage budgets and schedules, review drawings, and supervise construction activities to ensure regulatory compliance and on-time delivery, while solving field issues with strong communication and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in mechanical, civil, electrical, or structural engineering.
• 1+ years of experience creating structural, civil, or MEP construction documents including plans, elevations, sections, and details.

Responsibilities

• Lead MEP design and coordination for residential, commercial, and industrial projects
• Partner with cross-departmental teams to define requirements and derive design details
• Prepare and review design drawings and documents for mechanical, electrical, and fluid systems and specifications for a variety of engineering projects
• Manage construction activities related to MEP systems, ensuring compliance with applicable codes, standards, and project requirements
• Use construction/engineering knowledge to expedite the design process and solve conflicts during construction
• Write and manage construction contracts with subcontractors across multiple disciplines through contract close-out
• Perform project control tasks, including project scheduling, budgeting, and cost control
• Resolve design and construction conflicts in the field in real time
• Oversee and own full lifecycle of tasks and/or projects to achieve on-time and under budget delivery with customer satisfaction
• Manage tools and folder systems relating to the organization of our construction projects
• Provide budgetary costs based upon the preliminary scope of the project
• Gather proposals from architects, engineers and contractors; assign contracts upon receipt of all proposals
• Develop the final cost and schedule for the project, and implement controls as needed to manage cost, schedule and scope
• Facilitate city, county, and governmental approvals
• Coordinate project implementation and track project status
• Work with the facilities team and customers in order to operationalize the post-construction building operations and maintenance functions
• Coordinate with customer and facilities teams for building operations and maintenance
• Manage night shift contractors as project work requires
• Take on new projects ad-hoc as the business needs
• Coordinate permit acquisition/closeout with permitting team

Skills

Project management

Extreme ownership

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Blueprint reading

Communication skills

Self-motivated

Education

Bachelor's or master's degree in mechanical, civil, electrical, or structural engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

MEP design software

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Mechanical Engineer, Infrastructure in Texas to support the Starbase facilities and GSE, building a high-volume rocket factory on a desolate beach site. This hands-on role blends design, coordination, and field execution with cross-department collaboration.

You will lead MEP design, manage budgets and schedules, review drawings, and supervise construction activities to ensure regulatory compliance and on-time delivery, while solving field issues with strong communication and