Starship Build Reliability Engineer: Elevate Spaceflight

SpaceX; Texas; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX in Texas is seeking a Build Reliability Engineer (Starship) to join a cross-disciplinary team shaping global manufacturing procedures. You will drive reliability across fabrication, assembly, testing, and inspection, and develop new processes from the ground up while improving existing ones for higher production rates.

You will collaborate with design and quality teams, implement tooling, define inspection plans, and create training to ensure repeatable, safe, and high-quality builds for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or related field.
• 1+ years in manufacturing, quality, and/or design engineering.
• Experience with build/assembly/integration of aerospace components.
• Proficiency with 3D CAD software.
• Knowledge of welding and NDT techniques.
• Experience with SQL and Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Develop manufacturing, integration, assembly, welding, NDE, cleanliness, and checkouts processes from the ground up.
• Design and implement tooling for work access, testing, build fixturing, lifting & rigging, and fluids.
• Define and document inspection requirements and procedures.
• Create training for production and inspection processes.
• Author planning, test plans, and training to execute processes and collect data.
• Contain non-conforming hardware to ensure systemic issues are corrected and risk is managed for the fleet.
• Work with design teams to improve DFM and process alignment; modify requirements as needed.
• Conduct build quality reviews and drive corrective action.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Quality engineering

Design collaboration

3D CAD

SQL & Power BI

DFM knowledge

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

NX

SolidWorks

CATIA

Power BI

SQL

Job description

SpaceX in Texas is seeking a Build Reliability Engineer (Starship) to join a cross-disciplinary team shaping global manufacturing procedures. You will drive reliability across fabrication, assembly, testing, and inspection, and develop new processes from the ground up while improving existing ones for higher production rates.

You will collaborate with design and quality teams, implement tooling, define inspection plans, and create training to ensure repeatable, safe, and high-quality builds for