Starship Manufacturing & Automation Engineer

SpaceX; Brownsville (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Starship Engineer to develop and qualify processes for high-rate manufacturing of propulsion, avionics, and welded structures. Responsibilities include tooling design, automation, and close collaboration with design teams to improve manufacturability and yield.

The role requires a degree in engineering and 1+ years in manufacturing/process design, with preference for advanced degrees and experience on mixed value streams or high-rate lines.

Qualifications

• Bachelors or advanced degree in aerospace, manufacturing, materials, mechanical or related engineering discipline.
• 1+ years of manufacturing and process design experience (internships/academic experience applicable).
• Preferred: hands-on project experience with mixed value stream or high-rate manufacturing lines; experience with weld processes and weld inspection techniques.

Responsibilities

• Develop and perform acceptance testing of manufacturing processes, techniques, and tools to enable efficient and high-rate manufacturing
• Design and implement precision tooling to eliminate assembly error, improve quality, and minimize cycle time
• Automate novel processes to ensure repeatability on high-rate manufacturing lines
• Work closely with design engineering teams to influence flight design and vehicle architecture with design for manufacturing improvements
• Develop and/or automate in-situ inspection techniques to increase yield and decrease cycle time
• Manage transition of parts and assemblies from development to high-rate production
• Challenge and simplify requirements to optimize processes and reduce overhead

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Process design

Design for manufacturing

Automation

Data analysis (SQL)

Education

Bachelor's or advanced degree in engineering (aerospace, manufacturing, materials, mechanical)

Tools

SQL

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Starship Engineer to develop and qualify processes for high-rate manufacturing of propulsion, avionics, and welded structures. Responsibilities include tooling design, automation, and close collaboration with design teams to improve manufacturability and yield.

The role requires a degree in engineering and 1+ years in manufacturing/process design, with preference for advanced degrees and experience on mixed value streams or high-rate lines.