Tooling Engineer, Starship Components (Materials Engineering)

Hawthorne, CAfull timeOn Site

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$100k–$130k

H1B: no

SpaceX The Tooling Engineer at SpaceX leads manufacturing and development of tooling and equipment for Starship components welding. This role involves designing welding fixtures, collaborating with design engineering, and supporting welding process development and testing.

Responsibilities

Design and manufacture of welding fixtures for processes including, but no limited to, electron beam welding, laser beam welding, gas tungsten arc welding, and orbital tube welding.
Collaborate with design engineering to ensure tooling can work with assemblies without damaging critical features.
Create detailed models and engineering prints in NX.
Perform hand calculations and analysis to size structures and mechanisms.
Create manufacturing planning for scope performed by internal welding and toolmaking teams.
Scope equipment procurement for welding processes.
Create and evaluate asset maintenance schedules.
Support machine activation with welding engineering team and perform development testing.

Qualification

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical

Required

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, manufacturing, or another engineering discipline.
1+ years of experience in one or more of the following: designing and building mechanical structures, GD&T, fabrication of mechanical assemblies, weldments, or CAD software design package (e.g. Solidworks, NX, CATIA, or ProE).

Preferred

Demonstrated ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
CNC and/or Robot programming experience for automated welding solutions.
Tooling design experience for welded assemblies to reduce part distortion and improve part consistency.
Self-motivated engineer with keen attention to detail.
Hands-on experience in a high-production manufacturing environment.
Mechanical component and/or tooling design and analysis experience using 3D CAD software.
Experience with design for manufacture and assembly (DFMA).
Experience writing work instructions and procedures for critical components.

Benefits

Dental
Vision
401(k)
Parental Leave
Life Insurance

Company

SpaceX

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