Mechanisms Engineer (Starship)Active$100K–$118K

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

  • Drive design and development of mechanical systems across the vehicles

  • Partner with peer design owners such as avionics, power systems, and: structures to deliver integrated systems optimized for packaging, build, and operations

  • Conduct design reviews with stakeholders and customers

  • Manage on-site integration teams and implement integration feedback into the design

  • Diagnose and operate vehicle mechanisms during ground testing and flight

  • Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline

What they're looking for

  • + years of experience analyzing, designing, building or testing mechanical: systems (competition team or internship experience qualifies)
  • Experience building hardware or have a passion for contributing to a work: product that operates in the real world
  • Demonstrated rapid growth. You’ve held successive positions of increasing: responsibility within an organization, were able to get yourself up to speed at a heroic pace, and accomplished something meaningfully difficult early in your career
  • Experience using a high-end CAD software design package (e.g. NX, CATIA, Solidworks, etc.)