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SpaceX · 3 months ago

Pressure Vessel Engineer (Falcon)

Hawthorne, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$95K/yr - $115K/yr

1+ years exp

SpaceX was founded with the vision of exploring the stars, and they are seeking a Pressure Vessel Engineer to join their Falcon team. This role involves owning hardware throughout the product life cycle and requires strong analytical and technical skills to tackle critical design challenges in the development of reusable launch vehicles.

Advanced MaterialsAerospaceManufacturingNational SecuritySpace Travel

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Ownership of pressure vessels (Type III COPVs or Type 1 Pressure Vessel) for Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launch vehicles

Use hand calculations, finite element analyses (FEA), and computer-aided designs (CAD) to ensure all hardware meets or exceeds internal and customer requirements

Lead design reviews and hardware qualifications

Serve as technical interface with suppliers and customers

Own the hardware delivery timeline and success through inception, design, assembly, launch and re-use

Design and development of standard and novel pressure vessels

Qualification

Pressure vessel designFinite element analysis (FEA)Computer-aided design (CAD)Hands-on hardware experienceAnalytical programmingInterpersonal skillsProblem solvingTeam collaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline

1+ years of experience with CAD or FEA software packages (can be in a professional, academic, entrepreneurial, or hobby setting)

1+ years of hands-on hardware experience performing fabrication, assembly and/or testing (can be in a professional, academic, entrepreneurial, or hobby setting)

Able to work longer hours and weekends to support critical needs

Willingness to travel in support of hardware test and launch

Preferred

2+ years experience designing, analyzing, building, testing and/or certifying pressure vessels for aerospace, automotive or industrial base applications

Master's degree in an engineering discipline

Experience with NX/Teamcenter designing parts and assemblies

Experience with at least one commercial FEA or multiphysics simulation package (NASTRAN, ABAQUS, ANSYS, CFD codes, etc.)

Demonstrated ability to own hardware or systems within an integrated engineering team outside a classroom setting (FSAE, Engineers without Borders, Design-Build-Fly, NASA student launch, personal entrepreneurial ventures, etc.)

Analytical/scientific programming experience (Python, Matlab, Excel, etc.)

Familiarity with fluid systems and foundational fluid analysis (schematic creation, fluid system design from 1st principles of flow and heat transfer, fluid system operations development)