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
Develop, implement, and maintain new and/or improved manufacturing processes,: equipment, technologies, and facilities; examples could include automatic optical inspection, bed-of-nails, and flying probe
Analyze production processes and machinery from a first principles, physics-based approach
Lead design of experiments (DOE) to establish a stable and robust process: that can be handed off to production personnel; perform defect characterization and analysis to determine root causes and develop action plans to improve yields
Develop project plans, budgets, and cost/benefit analysis for implementation of new processes or machines
Own and perform machine activation and testing with a small team of engineers and technicians
Solve technical and emergent issues from manufacturing (part quality, machine: reliability, process instability, etc.)
What they're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in engineering discipline
- + years of professional experience in a hands-on manufacturing environment
- Ability to read and understand technical drawings
- Ability to solve complex problems utilizing engineering first principles with: minimal supervision on tight schedules