Senior Welding Engineer, Starship Components

InvestedintheMission; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Long-term incentives

Discretionary bonuses

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Paid parental leave

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Sick leave

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Welding Engineer (Starship Components) to lead welding development for critical Starship assemblies. The role collaborates with design, tooling, automation, build, and test engineers to ensure reliability under extreme conditions.

Responsibilities include qualifying weld processes, supporting production, and driving improvements with NDE feedback. Requires advanced welding knowledge, significant fabrication experience, and ability to travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline required.
• 5+ years of hands-on fabrication, manufacturing, or testing experience with welded assemblies.

Responsibilities

• Develop, qualify, and optimize weld processes for multiple welding methods.
• Support production operations on full-scale welded assemblies in a fast-paced environment.
• Coordinate with design, tooling, automation, and test engineers to improve welded designs.

Skills

Welding processes

Automation

Root cause analysis

Design collaboration

NDE interpretation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Advanced degree in welding engineering

Tools

CNC/Robot programming

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Welding Engineer (Starship Components) to lead welding development for critical Starship assemblies. The role collaborates with design, tooling, automation, build, and test engineers to ensure reliability under extreme conditions.

Responsibilities include qualifying weld processes, supporting production, and driving improvements with NDE feedback. Requires advanced welding knowledge, significant fabrication experience, and ability to travel as needed.