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
Generate and improve CAD, engineering drawings, analysis, component: specifications, and risk assessments to maximize vehicle reliability.
Spearhead root cause investigations that arise in development, production,: test, integration and launch, implementing corrective actions, proactively seeking out hardware issues, and implementing solutions early.
Develop state-of-the-art, manufacturable, 99.99% reliable flow control devices.
Safely implement thorough component testing and checkouts across multiple build, test, and launch sites.
Partner with supply chain, manufacturing, testing, and flight teams to: achieve SpaceX’s most reliable, highest rate components, striving for high factory yield and automotive volume/cost.
Inform system-level architecture, with component capabilities and: vulnerabilities in mind, to minimize cost of payload to orbit.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering discipline or physics.
- + years of experience designing and analyzing mechanical systems via: professional work experience, project/research-based student experience, or a combination of both.
- Master's degree or 1+ years of professional experience in mechanical or aerospace engineering.
- Experience designing, building, testing and troubleshooting mechanical systems.