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
Responsible for the development, test and performance evaluation of polymeric: materials used across various Starlink products
Support polymer selection and implementation by collaborating with design: engineers to establish required design inputs for ensuring a cost-effective and reliable mass consumer electronic
Collaborate with other engineers, subject matter experts, and technicians to: solve complex material and processing challenges on our current and next generation products
Lead successful scale-up from prototype to production of relevant injection molded parts
Engage in root cause failure investigations as a subject matter expert for failure mechanisms
Bachelor's degree in materials science or an engineering discipline
What they're looking for
- + years of experience with characterizing, testing, and evaluating the: performance of thermoplastics, elastomers, and/or adhesives
- Master's degree or PhD in materials science, materials engineering, or polymer engineering
- + years of professional work experience (consumer products or electronics sectors are preferable)
- Diverse knowledge of polymeric and elastomeric materials and their processing