New Graduate Engineer, Mechanical (Cape Canaveral)
Cape Canaveral, FLfull time
On Site
entry
H1B: no
SpaceX New Graduate Mechanical Engineer supporting Starship operations at Cape Canaveral. Engages in manufacturing process iteration, design for manufacturability, and hands-on assembly and testing.
Responsibilities
Expect a dynamic role doing what you’re best at. Our team is building high performance flight hardware, high-volume rocket production lines, and a launch system that can rapidly and reliably launch and land our rockets. Whatever your skill set, you’ll be aligned to the part of the program you’re most effectively able to contribute to
Rapidly iterate manufacturing processes and development testing in a fast-paced environment
Execute design for manufacturability changes to enhance production efficiency
Perform hand calculations and FEA to develop, assess, and optimize designs
Assist with and lead hands-on assembly, integration, and testing of new and flight-proven vehicle assemblies
Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure hardware integrates with all vehicle systems and supports necessary mission operations
Own large business outcomes and experience a rate of personal and professional growth that is unmatched literally anywhere else
Qualification
Graduating in the fall of 2025Succeeded in multiple endeavors at onceDemonstrated rapid growth
Required
Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline or physics
1+ years of mechanical and/or fluids engineering experience via project team, research, internships, and/or professional experience
Graduating in the fall of 2025, spring of 2026, or summer of 2026
Preferred
Strong ability to use data and analysis to make fast data-driven decisions
Ability to perform trade studies and make clear recommendations using first principles and engineering fundamentals even with partial information. Strong understanding of engineering fundamentals
Experience working at a nimble engineering organization or in a highly technical position that required a scrappy, entrepreneurial manner to accomplish tasks with tight time or budget constraints
Excelled in ultra-competitive environments. You’ve nailed a podium finish in engineering, math, or science competitions, achieved scores in the top percentile of scholastic or standardized tests, or demonstrated other incredible feats of intellectual achievement
Experience building hardware or have a passion for contributing to a work product that operates in the real world
Succeeded in multiple endeavors at once. Maybe you worked through college, were a student athlete, or demonstrated strong work or academic performance in multiple fields
Demonstrated rapid growth. You’ve held successive positions of increasing responsibility within an organization, were able to get yourself up to speed at a heroic pace, and accomplished something meaningfully difficult early in your career
Demonstrated resilience and the ability to overcome failure or extreme odds. Many critics would say that our goals are impossible but this isn’t the first time we’ve proven that highly improbable goals like reusable rockets can become possible
