SpaceX Manufacturing Engineer at SpaceX focusing on Raptor combustion devices machining. Responsible for designing and implementing machining processes to meet production rate and cost goals.
Responsibilities
Identify, develop, and implement machining processes to help solve for engine cost, quality, and production rate – specifically focused on valve, turbopump, thrust chamber or injector hardware.
Work between manufacturing and design engineers, machinists, technicians, and quality to ensure processes are robust and any production problems are quickly solved.
Partner with design to identify and implement design for manufacturing (DFM) updates at both the piece part and system level, own change management into production.
Aggressively implement machining process controls that allow parts to run ‘lights out’. Leverage latest technologies and programming strategies to reduce in-cycle intervention.
Be responsible for part or part family quality; understand quality landscape, and drive projects to ensure dimensions meet part requirements with low overhead.
Drive machining processes toward statistically controlled (SPC) environment. Develop and implement tools needed to show capability.
Oversee full circle machining process from fixture design and manufacturing, CAM programming and program refinement, cutting tool selection, and buyoff/inspection methodologies.
Constantly challenge each process, part, operation to create the most manufacturable and reliable engine hardware possible.
Work with production to ensure the hardware you are responsible for is delivered on time or ahead of schedule.
Oversee introduction and implementation of new products and products revisions, frequently multiple at a given time.
Qualification
Master's degree in mechanical
Required
Bachelor's degree in engineering discipline or physics.
1+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment (student project team and internship experience qualifies).
Preferred
Strong experience with machining concepts, problems and producing hardware.
Ability and desire to work in a fast-paced, problem-solving environment.
Experience in design or product development engineering role.
Master's degree in mechanical, manufacturing, or aerospace engineering.
Ability to work on multiple projects and initiatives in parallel.
Mechanical component and/or tooling design and analysis (3D computer-aided design).
Experience with process development from R&D to volume manufacturing.
Experience writing work instructions and procedures for critical aerospace parts.
