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, build, and activate mechanical hardware for Starship launch: pads, recovery systems, and production tooling, spanning large welded steel structures and precision mechanisms such as hold-downs, sliders, and actuated systems
Demonstrate complete end-to-end project ownership: define requirements, develop the concept, size it with hand calculations and analysis, release detailed models and prints, plan fabrication, lead the build, execute activation testing, and hand over to launch operations
Perform engineering hand calculations and finite element analysis to size: structures and mechanisms, including statics and load paths, weld and bolted joint sizing, fatigue, kinematics, pin and bearing fits, and tolerance stacks
Design mass-efficient welded steel structures and define clear load paths for: hardware that reacts very high static and dynamic loads
Design, prototype, and test mechanisms with precise fits and kinematics;: specify GD&T that controls the features that matter
Create detailed models and engineering prints in NX and manage large assembly models
What they're looking for
- Create manufacturing planning for scope performed by internal welding,: machining, and toolmaking teams, and manage outside fabricators and suppliers where needed
- Support hardware activation with the controls engineering team and perform: development and acceptance testing with production and launch operations teams
- Lead in-field troubleshooting: safe the system when hardware behaves unexpectedly, then lead root-cause analysis and corrective action
- Work closely with launch operations teams and their leadership to ensure the: products we deliver meet form, function, and aesthetic expectations
