Test Stand Design & Build Engineer (Structures/Fluid Systems)
McGregor, TXfull time
On Site
mid
H1B: no
SpaceX Test Stand Design & Build Engineer at SpaceX designs and builds fluid and mechanical systems for rocket engine and vehicle testing. This hands-on role involves rapid iteration and direct collaboration with technicians and test operations.
Responsibilities
Analyze, design, and build systems that support testing of fully integrated flight vehicles, individual rocket engines, and various rocket components
Drive cradle-to-grave ownership of engineering projects through design reviews, decision justifications, equipment procurement, and coordination/participation in the construction of your ideas
Work directly with skilled technicians to build your designs and fix real-world problems on the fly
Maintain a tight feedback loop with the test operations team to rapidly alter plans as necessary to meet tight testing deadlines critical to company success
Operate and troubleshoot equipment to achieve testing objectives, and apply lessons learned to iterate system designs for improved performance and maintenance
Evaluate complex engineering needs and arrive at solutions to seemingly impractical problems that support test programs and achieve company objectives
Take a hands-on approach to tackling rapidly-emerging field projects that keep the company testing rocket engines and vehicles every single day
Qualification
Hands-on build—machiningAcute attention to detail
Required
Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, chemical engineering, or other engineering discipline
1+ years of hands-on design or build experience (professional work, internships, clubs, or other engineering activities qualify)
Preferred
Strong fundamental understanding and intuition for fluid, structural, or mechanical systems
Critical thinking and problem solving in stressful, dynamic situations
Positive responses and outcomes to challenges posed by short deadlines
Hands-on build—machining, welding, and other fabrication techniques are a plus
Creativity to imagine and design for reliability, efficiency, and maintainability from scratch
Driven approach to addressing challenges and opportunities—an enthusiastic, self-motivated, positive, can-do attitude
Determining the best solution among several options, often balancing cost/schedule/complexity
Acute attention to detail, and ability to see interactions with related systems to avoid problems
