SpaceX Propulsion Engineer at SpaceX developing manufacturing and integration processes for Raptor engine components. Responsible for optimizing production, ensuring quality, and leading cross-functional teams to meet high-rate production goals.
Responsibilities
Develop manufacturing & integration processes for components & assemblies in the Raptor engine family.Question requirements, delete parts and processes, simplify/optimize, accelerate, and automate component deliveries
Conceptualize, demonstrate, and drive to completion innovative manufacturing processes to support high rate production targets
Regularly challenge each process, part, and operation while working closely with design/development engineers to create the most manufacturable and reliable engine hardware possible
Oversee introduction and implementation of new products and product revisions, frequently multiple at a given time
Maintain a sense of holistic ownership over the production line, including process consistency, quality, tooling, capital equipment, ergonomics, and safety
Spearhead root cause investigations that arise in development, production, test, integration and launch, implementing corrective actions, proactively seeking out hardware issues and implementing solutions early
Coordinate team of peers through informal leadership and self-directed program organization to achieve goals. Assign clear responsibilities, motivating and holding teammates accountable for execution
Interface with internal fabrication shops as well as vendors to meet production goals
Work with production teams to ensure the hardware you are responsible for is delivered on time or ahead of schedule
Qualification
1+ years of experience with engineAbility and desire to work in a dynamic
Required
Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
1+ years of experience with engine, fluid, or system design, development, fabrication, assembly, or test (internship or project team experience is applicable)
Preferred
Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills, enthusiasm for problem solving, and desire to optimize modern rocket production and launch processes
Strong leadership project management skills and experience, and effective communication of technical concepts across multi-disciplinary teams
Experience working with liquid rocket engines, spacecraft systems, and/or pressurized fluid systems
Expertise in design for manufacturability (DFM), with demonstrable success at taking products through development, testing, and production
Understanding of fundamental principals in fluid systems, solid mechanics, and/or electrical systems
Highly detail oriented with excellent organizational skills
Track record of success in a rapidly growing, changing and highly technical environment
Ability and desire to work in a dynamic, fast-paced, team environment
