Optical & Space Lasers Manufacturing Engineer

InvestedintheMission; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options and long-term incentives

Employee stock purchase plan

Medical, vision, dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Disability and life insurance

Paid parental leave

Three weeks paid vacation

10+ paid holidays

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Mechanical Engineer for Optical & Space Lasers Manufacturing (Starlink). The role covers design, integration, testing, and production of optical assemblies for satellites.

You'll work across engineering teams on fixtures, test procedures, and data-driven improvements to ensure reliable spaceflight hardware. Requirements include a Bachelor's in mechanical engineering and 1+ years of hands-on design or manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or other engineering discipline.
• 1+ years of professional mechanical design or hands-on manufacturing experience (internships/co-ops and club projects can apply).

Responsibilities

• Manage integration build flow and test operations.
• Evaluate proposed designs for manufacturability and integration.
• Translate design requirements into test procedures.
• Design fixtures, mechanisms, fluid systems and hardware to support testing of satellite systems.
• Create detailed documentation for test systems including drawings and schematics.
• Use hand calculations and FEA to validate design decisions.
• Interface with engineers and technicians to optimize manufacturing, testing, and automation.
• Develop and refine testing and manufacturing assembly procedures.
• Enable day-to-day execution of product integration and test flow.
• Evaluate non-conformances to determine root cause and actions.
• Collaborate with upstream/downstream teams to improve system performance.
• Review data to validate performance of systems.
• Balance priorities with effective time management and communication.
• Demonstrate ownership from concept to commissioning.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Engineering intuition

Python programming

GD&T

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

FEA

Test procedures

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Mechanical Engineer for Optical & Space Lasers Manufacturing (Starlink). The role covers design, integration, testing, and production of optical assemblies for satellites.

You'll work across engineering teams on fixtures, test procedures, and data-driven improvements to ensure reliable spaceflight hardware. Requirements include a Bachelor's in mechanical engineering and 1+ years of hands-on design or manufacturing.