Raptor Valves Machining Engineer

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP in Hawthorne, CA, seeks a Manufacturing Engineer for Raptor valves machining to shape production processes and drive design-for-manufacturing improvements. You will work with design, manufacturing, machinists, technicians, and quality to optimize cost, quality, and throughput of critical hardware.

The role focuses on implementing robust machining processes, developing process controls, and leading production-ready tooling and documentation to support high-rate

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering discipline or physics.
• 1+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment (student project team and internship experience qualifies).
• Experience in aerospace or high-rate production environments is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identify, develop, and implement machining processes for valve, turbopump, thrust chamber or injector hardware.
• Collaborate with design, manufacturing, machinists, technicians, and quality to ensure robust processes.
• Implement design for manufacturing (DFM) updates and manage changes into production.
• Develop machining process controls to enable lights-out production and reduce in-cycle intervention.
• Drive part quality and maintain dimensional accuracy with low overhead.
• Advance SPC-based processes and tooling to demonstrate capability.
• Oversee full machining cycle from fixture design to inspection methodologies.
• Continuously challenge processes for manufacturability and reliability.
• Ensure timely delivery of hardware in production and during transitions.

Skills

Machining knowledge

DFM understanding

Cross-functional work

Process optimization

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or physics

Master's degree in mechanical, manufacturing, or aerospace engineering

Tools

3D CAD

Job description

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP in Hawthorne, CA, seeks a Manufacturing Engineer for Raptor valves machining to shape production processes and drive design-for-manufacturing improvements. You will work with design, manufacturing, machinists, technicians, and quality to optimize cost, quality, and throughput of critical hardware.

The role focuses on implementing robust machining processes, developing process controls, and leading production-ready tooling and documentation to support high-rate