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SpaceX · 13 hours ago

Materials Engineer, Vehicle Refurbishment

Cape Canaveral, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

1+ years exp

SpaceX is actively developing technologies to enable human life on Mars. The Materials Engineer role focuses on providing engineering solutions for vehicle reusability efforts, collaborating with engineers and technicians to solve material challenges and maintaining regulatory compliance.

Advanced MaterialsAerospaceManufacturingNational SecuritySpace Travel

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Collaborate with other engineers, subject matter experts, and technicians to solve complex material and processing challenges on our current and next generation vehicles on site

Maintain working knowledge of regulatory requirements, perform associated required tasks, and complete required documentation per SpaceX and other external specifications such as NASA, OSHA, ASTM, NACE, ASME etc

Investigate and analyze integrated vehicle parts, and flown polymeric and inorganic coatings

Perform failure investigations

Apply corrosion knowledge and skills to assess, repair, install, troubleshoot, analyze, and perform other predictive and preventive maintenance tasks on assigned vehicle components

Investigate and analyze corrosive conditions for existing vehicle fleet

Perform basic characterization (SEM/EDS/FTIR) as first line of defense for material identification at the launch site

Support lab maintenance and capability growth

Qualification

Materials engineeringCorrosion assessmentComposite processingPolymeric processesLaboratory instrumentsTraining othersCommunication skillsFast-paced environment

Required

Bachelor's degree in materials, mechanical, or chemical engineering

1+ years of experience with hardware maintenance, specifically with respect to evaluation of materials performance

Ability to pass Air Force background check for Cape Canaveral

Willingness to travel (up to 25%)

Work performed in an environment requiring exposure to fumes, odors, and noise

Comfort occasionally working in tight or confined spaces

Must be available to work long hours and weekends as necessary

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State

Preferred

Master's degree in materials science or engineering

Familiarity with silicone elastomers, polyurethane, silicone paints, structural adhesives, composites

Willingness to travel

Ability to communicate clearly and accurately with a wide range of people

Ability to work in a fast-paced, autonomously driven, and demanding start-up atmosphere

Ability to learn, lead others, and help others learn while maintaining productivity

Familiarity with working in a safe lab environment

Experience with FTIR spectrometer, DSC, scanning electron microscope, optical microscope, and other laboratory instruments

Ability to train others in discipline job tasks and to confirm knowledge, skills and abilities of others as an evaluator for partnership skill qualification program dependent upon position level

Proficient in or hands-on experience with one or more of the following: launch vehicle or spacecraft integration; composite structure design or testing; test operations with gases/fluids; data acquisition setup and field measurements

Professional experience testing and operating with or around hazardous systems (high pressure, high energy, hazardous gases/fluids, etc.)