Starship Mechanisms Build Engineer — Accelerate Spaceflight

Starlink; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, vision, and dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Build Engineer for Starship Mechanisms in Hawthorne, CA. You will develop production procedures, review CAD models, and design the factory to deliver state-of-the-art hardware for Starship and Super Heavy.

You will integrate subsystems, create toolsets, and own high-level project management in a fast-paced environment. Qualifications include a Bachelor's in engineering or physics and 1+ years of hands-on design, development, and manufacturing experience, including internships

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or physics.
• 1+ years hands-on experience driving the design, development and manufacturing (internship, personal projects, and academic project team experience is applicable).

Responsibilities

• Develop production procedures/processes and manage the transition of parts and assemblies from development to production.
• Review CAD models to ensure designs are optimized and efficient.
• Design the factory and process to deliver state-of-the-art hardware for Starship and Super Heavy.
• Integrate subsystems into full vehicle assemblies.
• Design tools for manufacturing.
• Own high-level project management.
• Develop and execute test procedures.
• Question assembly/test requirements, delete parts and manufacturing processes, simplify/optimize production flow, accelerate production, and cut-in targeted automation.
• Implement linear production flow, visual indicators of bottlenecks/stock-outs, and product-specific build/test cells for low-intervention production.
• Partner with other teams to generate ideas, designs, and improvements for current and next-generation vehicles.

Skills

Leadership

Mentorship

Build/Test Development

Manufacturing

GD&T

Python

MATLAB

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or physics

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Build Engineer for Starship Mechanisms in Hawthorne, CA. You will develop production procedures, review CAD models, and design the factory to deliver state-of-the-art hardware for Starship and Super Heavy.

You will integrate subsystems, create toolsets, and own high-level project management in a fast-paced environment. Qualifications include a Bachelor's in engineering or physics and 1+ years of hands-on design, development, and manufacturing experience, including internships