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
Create test fixturing concepts, fabrication drawings, wiring schematics, and: to establish mechanical, thermal, and electrical tests necessary for rapid development of battery packs.
Repeated ownership of test campaigns, including test plan creation, new: system activation, test operations, data review, and test stand equipment design/fabrication/maintenance.
Establish rigorous safety protocols for high voltage applications and various destructive tests of batteries.
Provide daily direction and instruction to technicians to fabricate and: integrate test articles and stand equipment.
Develop and maintain test procedures, sequences, scripts, configuration files, and software.
Operate and troubleshoot data acquisition and control systems, wiring, and: instrumentation. DAQ systems are primarily National Instruments-based.
What they're looking for
- Design, fabricate, operate and troubleshoot fluid and mechanical systems that: include low to high-pressure gaseous working fluids and rocket propellants (including hypergols & cryogenics), test stand support structures, heat exchangers, vacuum pumps, tooling, and fluid components such as valves, reliefs, burst disks, tubing, etc.
- Automate repetitive test operations to increase efficiency and safety.: Develop innovative processes to increase testing capability and rates, while maintaining high rigor of safety and attention to detail.
- Identify and characterize system pitfalls and potential hazards then work to: resolve such anomalies by collaborating with design engineers on improvements for test stands and flight hardware.
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering,: electrical engineering or related engineering field
