Starship Heavy-Haul Lift & Transport Engineer

Starlink; Florida; Sur place; USD 120 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

SpaceX seeks a Critical Lift & Transport Engineer (Starship) to join the Cape Canaveral team. You will plan and execute critical lifts, coordinate with manufacturing, logistics, and structure teams, and ensure safety and regulatory compliance for Starship and Super Heavy operations.

The role requires hands-on experience with cranes, rigging, and transport planning, plus CAD/FEA proficiency. Expect a fast-paced environment with off-hour support and opportunities to innovate in lift technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with mechanical and structural hardware.

Responsabilités

• Plan, analyze, and execute critical lifts and heavy-haul transports for large-scale hardware with safety and regulatory compliance.
• Develop lift plans, rigging designs, and transport configurations using CAD/FEA and load-path analyses.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to assess mass properties, rigging locations, structural capability, and load paths during lifts and transports.
• Select and specify equipment (cranes, SPMTs, trailers) and perform inspections and capacity verifications.
• Conduct risk assessments, hazard analyses, and fatigue/stress analyses for lifts beyond standard capacities.
• Oversee on-site operations, pre-lift dry runs, real-time monitoring, and post-operation debriefs.
• Interface with vendors for specialized equipment rentals and oversee contracted operations.
• Maintain documentation for regulatory audits and lessons learned.
• Support off-hour operations and real-time troubleshooting during high-stakes lifts or transports.
• Drive continuous improvement in lift/transport processes and adoption of new technologies.
• Represent SpaceX by presenting certification packages and engineering data to US government agencies.

Connaissances

Crane lifting

Rigging

Transport operations

CAD/FEA tools

SOLIDWORKS/NX

ANSYS/FEMAP

Statics/Dynamics

Regulatory compliance

Communication

Project coordination

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Master's degree (advantage)

Outils

AutoCAD

Siemens NX

SOLIDWORKS

ANSYS

FEMAP

Description du poste

SpaceX seeks a Critical Lift & Transport Engineer (Starship) to join the Cape Canaveral team. You will plan and execute critical lifts, coordinate with manufacturing, logistics, and structure teams, and ensure safety and regulatory compliance for Starship and Super Heavy operations.

The role requires hands-on experience with cranes, rigging, and transport planning, plus CAD/FEA proficiency. Expect a fast-paced environment with off-hour support and opportunities to innovate in lift technologies.