The opportunity
SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.
What you'll do
Drive and identify projects to make the printer platforms more robust and: repeatable based on machine issues, failed builds, and sensor monitoring/in process data acquisition
Be an active contributor within a team of engineers who perform the design,: development, and testing of all facets of the additive process using powder-bed and powder-fed approaches
Continually identify and implement process improvement efforts on every step of the additive process
Advise and collaborate with the design team to incorporate and optimize features for additive manufacturing
Generate/optimize build files to produce high quality parts in minimum time with maximum consistency
Work with materials engineers to investigate properties, geometric accuracy,: and surface finish results to develop optimal print parameters, heat treatments, and design allowable for existing and new alloys
What they're looking for
- Develop and maintain systems to efficiently collect and analyze process data: while minimizing collection/entry burden
- Develop and document best practices on new equipment and processes
- Identify and implement safety improvements throughout the additive manufacturing process
- Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline