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
Design, analyze, test, and provide operational support for high-volume: production spacecraft electric propulsion hardware
Partner with manufacturing to ensure designs enable efficient, reliable, high-rate production
Design, build, modify, operate, and troubleshoot electric propulsion test: facilities, including vacuum chambers, pressure systems, cryogenic pumps, data acquisition and control systems, and associated instrumentation
Analyze and review test data with numerical tools to confirm hardware is: operating as expected and inform design decisions
Lead root-cause investigations and component redesigns to improve reliability and/or production rates
Develop and execute qualification test plans for flight readiness (vibration,: shock, thermal cycle, life cycle, fault injection)
What they're looking for
- Make rigorous, risk-informed trades across cost, lead time, reliability, and: performance to meet program reliability targets for mission-critical flight hardware
- Own critical spaceflight hardware end-to-end, with support from: manufacturing, reliability, test, and operations teams
- Work as an integrated team, with daily interactions among technicians,: engineers, and managers; identify and implement design and process improvements
- Communicate clearly under ambiguity, escalate technical and schedule risks: early, and collaborate through disagreement