Sr. Mechanical Engineer (HVAC)

Hawthorne, CAfull time

On Site

senior

$135k–$190k

H1B: no

SpaceX The Sr. Mechanical Engineer (HVAC) at SpaceX is responsible for designing and managing HVAC and fluid systems across the campus. This role includes CAD modeling, fluid analysis, and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams to ensure manufacturable and reliable designs.

Responsibilities

Responsible for owning and being the subject matter expert on fluid/HVAC components across campus – compressors, heat exchangers, pumps, valves and dust collection systems.
Perform CAD modeling and design of these systems.
Perform fluid analyses for pressure balance, component design allowable, and consumables determination.
Work with interdisciplinary customers to ensure the component will meet the requirements of production, avionics, GNC, mission operations and other SpaceX programs.
Ensure designs are manufacturable and reliable; work with the production team to ensure a smooth transition to a reliable manufacturing process that has minimal design engineering sustainment engineering required.
Material selection, sizing and procurement support.

Qualification

Ability to work independently

Required

Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
5+ years of professional experience working with various fluids components such as valves, pumps, COPVs, compressors, heat exchangers, pressure transducers, or temperature sensors.

Preferred

Master’s degree in an engineering discipline.
Hands-on experience with fluid (liquid and/or gas) handling systems.
Experience using data acquisition equipment, as well as test instrumentation and control components: pressure transducers, thermocouples, resistance temperature detectors, relays.
Experience with HVAC systems and air ducting.
Experienced in NX or other CAD packages with a solid understanding and application of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) per ASME Y14.5-1994 and tolerance stack-up analysis.
Experience with structural analysis methods in order to optimize hardware to strength requirements as well as to evaluate for life and fracture.
Experience with pressurized structures and/or lightweight aerospace structures.
Ability to work independently.

Benefits

Dental
Vision
401(k)
Parental Leave
Life Insurance

Company

SpaceX

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