Starship Welding Engineer: Advanced Weld Processes & NDE

SpaceX; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX seeks a Welding Engineer to advance Starship welding methods. You will develop, qualify, and optimize welding processes across multiple technologies, interfacing with design and manufacturing to improve welds for flight hardware.

Strong root-cause analysis and NDE interpretation are essential as you drive process improvements in a fast-paced environment. The role requires a engineering degree with hands-on welding experience, including stainless steel, nickel, titanium, copper, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering.
• 1+ years hands-on fabrication or welding experience.
• Master's degree in welding engineering preferred.
• Welding in stainless steel, nickel, titanium, copper, and aluminum.
• Experience with brazing and metallographic interpretation.
• Knowledge of welding processes including EB, laser, TIG, MIG.
• Robot programming for automated welding.
• Tooling design to reduce distortion.
• Weld strength testing methods.
• Root cause analysis skills.
• Detail-oriented, self-motivated engineer.

Responsibilities

• Develop, qualify, and optimize weld processes.
• Support production on full-scale welded assemblies.
• Support design and materials engineering with root cause analysis.
• Collaborate with design, tooling, automation to improve welds.
• Set up qualification test campaigns and interpret results.
• Work with NDE to interpret weld quality.
• Improve process control using test and NDE feedback.
• Set up automated welding solutions for consistency.
• Scope out new welding technologies.

Skills

Welding processes knowledge

Root cause analysis

NDE interpretation

Robotics programming

Tooling design

Metallography interpretation

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree in welding engineering or related program

Tools

SEM fractography

Optical microscopy

Job description

SpaceX seeks a Welding Engineer to advance Starship welding methods. You will develop, qualify, and optimize welding processes across multiple technologies, interfacing with design and manufacturing to improve welds for flight hardware.

Strong root-cause analysis and NDE interpretation are essential as you drive process improvements in a fast-paced environment. The role requires a engineering degree with hands-on welding experience, including stainless steel, nickel, titanium, copper, and