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SpaceX · 9 hours ago

Mechanical Engineer (Starshield)

Hawthorne, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$95K/yr - $115K/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. In this role, you will own the design and development responsibilities over complex mechanisms and mechanical systems for cutting-edge satellites, focusing on architecture, simulation, and controls.

Advanced MaterialsAerospaceManufacturingNational SecuritySpace Travel

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Own hardware and mechanisms from conceptual design through volume production and on-orbit operations to support various customers’ needs

Develop design criteria, collaborate on requirements, and drive system-level optimization

Rapidly iterate on designs and analysis to inform high-level systems trades and steer overall product direction

Drive holistic DFM to create elegant designs with a focus on piece part and process count reductions, error-proofing at every step of fabrication and integration, and consistent performance and production metrics

Establish an efficient product lifecycle starting in the supply chain through final integration that balances cost, complexity, and quality; work closely with partner teams to design and realize an efficient in-house production line

Perform environmental and performance testing on hardware to validate analysis and demonstrate compliance with design criteria

Own product delivery timeline through conception, design, assembly, and launch

Demonstrate extreme ownership of product outcomes at every stage of development and production

Qualification

Mechanical designElectromechanical systemsCAD softwareFEA softwareGD&TOrganizational skillsWritten communicationOral communication

Required

Bachelor's degree in an engineering or STEM discipline

Experience with CAD or FEA software packages (can be in a professional, academic, entrepreneurial, or hobby setting)

1+ years of experience with mechanical and/or electromechanical design and analysis (internship and extracurricular experience are applicable)

Ability to work long hours and weekends as necessary to meet mission-critical deadlines

Ability to travel to SpaceX, vendors, customers, and partner locations as necessary

An active clearance may provide the opportunity for you to work on sensitive SpaceX missions; if so, you will be subject to pre-employment drug and random drug and alcohol testing

Preferred

Master's degree in engineering or a related technical discipline

Ability and willingness to obtain a Top Secret clearance

Solid understanding and application of GD&T

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

Demonstrated understanding of structural analysis and failure modes of complex mechanical systems

Self-motivated with strong organizational, written, and oral communication skills