Starship Metals Materials Engineer for Flight Hardware

Latent AI; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is looking for a skilled Materials Engineer to join their Starbase team in Wisconsin. This role involves overseeing critical materials for the Starship project, developing properties, and collaborating on engineering challenges.

The ideal candidate will have a background in materials science and at least 2 years of experience. Candidates must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents due to ITAR regulations. The position requires an ability to tackle complex problems within the aerospace sector.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in materials science or engineering.
• 2+ years of experience working on metallics in a materials engineering role.

Responsibilities

• Own outcomes of critical materials to the program.
• Oversee material scope from inception to flight.
• Develop properties for materials.
• Perform investigations using fractography and metallography.
• Implement reliability improvements in designs.

Skills

Materials science

High-performance metals

Problem-solving

Metallography

Mechanical testing methods

Education

Bachelor’s degree in materials science or engineering

Tools

Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)

Job description

SpaceX is looking for a skilled Materials Engineer to join their Starbase team in Wisconsin. This role involves overseeing critical materials for the Starship project, developing properties, and collaborating on engineering challenges.

The ideal candidate will have a background in materials science and at least 2 years of experience. Candidates must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents due to ITAR regulations. The position requires an ability to tackle complex problems within the aerospace sector.