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SpaceX · 2 weeks ago

Build Reliability Engineer (Valves/Starship)

Hawthorne, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$110K/yr - $130K/yr

1+ years exp

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. The Build Reliability Engineer will be responsible for ensuring the reliability of flight components and production assemblies, collaborating with design and manufacturing teams to develop quality plans and improve processes.

Advanced MaterialsAerospaceManufacturingNational SecuritySpace Travel

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Develop manufacturing, integration, assembly, welding, NDE, cleanliness, and checkouts processes from the ground up, then enforce consistency across different work centers

Identify current reliability gaps in the manufacturing/design process, ideate on solutions and implement to continue to improve reliability without slowing down build rate

Responsible partner with design engineering and manufacturing teams through product development and production to create quality plans for flight hardware, including identification of key characteristics, prototype testing for functionality and manufacturability, first article and detailed inspection planning, and consideration of past failures and lessons learned

Monitor the success of products and processes through production ramp-up using a suite of quality and analysis tools

Conduct regular build quality reviews to ensure that design intent is achieved and well-communicated; identify opportunities for risk reduction and removal of complexity in designs and processes to improve manufacturability, collaborating with integrated product teams to drive improvements and address high-impact and repeating non-conformances

Investigate failures in production, test and flight, identifying and mitigating the immediate and underlying root causes in order to reduce risk and improve reliability of designs and processes

Design and implement tooling for work access, mechanical/avionics/propulsion testing, build fixturing, lifting & rigging, and fluids

Define and document inspection requirements and procedures

Contain suspect or known non-conforming product, providing guidance to quality inspectors, technicians, shop supervisors and engineers to assist in quarantining and rework activities across multiple sites

Qualification

Manufacturing processesQuality assuranceProcess improvementWelding processesMechanical engineeringAerospace componentsStatistical process controlInterpersonal skillsCollaborative skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline or physics

1+ years in a manufacturing, quality and/or design engineering role (student project team or internship experience qualifies)

Ability to work extended hours, weekends, and offsite as needed

Preferred

Experience with the build, assembly, or integration of structures, avionics, valves, fluid system components, actuators, thermal protection systems, or other aerospace components

Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills, enthusiasm for the team's spirit of innovation and mission of improving reliability in cutting-edge technology

Master's degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, materials engineering, or electrical engineering

Demonstrated application of process controls in high volume manufacturing, test, and quality environment

Knowledge of welding requirements, demonstrated experience implementing process improvements for welding processes and implementing process controls for both automated and manual welding processes

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

Experience developing or supporting any of the following products/processes: Complex mechanical/structural assemblies, Fluid component/valve assembly, CNC machining, forming, bending, Fluid system pressure testing, Welding (electron beam (EB)/TIG)