Mechanical Design Engineer (Starfall)Active$115K

Hawthorne, CAManufacturing

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

  • Full ownership of primary and secondary structures, mechanisms, and/or fluid: systems for our Starfall Cargo Vehicle

  • Use hand calculations, finite element analyses (FEA), and computer-aided: designs (CAD) to ensure all hardware meets or exceeds internal and customer requirements

  • Lead design reviews and hardware qualifications

  • Serve as technical interface with suppliers, customers, and internal production/launch teams

  • Own the hardware delivery timeline and success through inception, design, assembly, launch and re-use

  • Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline

What they're looking for

  • + years of experience with CAD or FEA software packages
  • + years of hands-on hardware experience performing fabrication, assembly, and/or testing
  • Master's degree in an engineering discipline
  • Experience with NX/Teamcenter designing parts and assemblies