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
Establish safety tools and procedures to ensure compliance and efficiency for: production process planning and optimization
Perform risk assessments on complex industrial machinery, design functional: safety systems (SIS, SIL), and review safety code
Serve as the department's Laser Safety Officer (LSO)
Conduct PFMEAs to uphold safe manufacturing processes
Analyze tooling and ground support equipment (GSE) for appropriate safety and load factors
Provide safety design guidance on high pressure systems and attend test readiness reviews
What they're looking for
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, materials: engineering, manufacturing engineering, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, or another STEM field
- + years in a manufacturing, quality and/or design engineering role (student: project team or internship experience qualifies)
- Master’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, materials: engineering, or electrical engineering
- Knowledge of quality tools such as lean principles, measurement systems: analysis, design of experiments, statistical process control, root cause analysis and corrective action, advanced product quality planning (APQP), metrology, process failure mode and effects analysis (PFMEA), control plans, and various problem-solving approaches
