SpaceX Mechanical Engineer for Starship Components Manufacturing designing and optimizing production of flow control devices and mechanisms. Supports testing, troubleshooting, and production yield improvements for spaceflight hardware.
Responsibilities
Design the factory and process to deliver state-of-the-art, high-quality flow control devices (valves, regulators) and mechanisms (flap/fin/gimbal motor actuators) for Starship and Super Heavy
Question assembly/test requirements, delete parts and manufacturing processes, simplify/optimize production flow, accelerate production, and cut-in targeted automation. Implement linear production flow, visual indicators of bottlenecks/stock-outs, and product-specific build/test cells for low-intervention production
Work closely with development and design engineers, internal machine shops, and external vendors to make parts that are designed for manufacturability
Maintain robust but simple work instructions and track defects/part movement in a lightweight and scalable manner. Implement flight-like acceptance testing
Support component level testing such as proof and leak, fluid flow, cryogenic and functional checkouts. Solve production yield investigations
Target zero workmanship defects and minimize fleet containments. Increase factory scrutiny as the products mature in pursuit of commercial and crewed orbital missions
Qualification
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Required
Bachelor’s degree in physics or an engineering discipline
1+ years of mechanical design/hands-on manufacturing experience (internships and project teams qualify)
Preferred
Leadership or mentorship experience and the ability to effectively communicate with all levels in the organization (technicians, engineers, exec team)
Experience in build/test development and on-time delivery of new components
Experience working with fluid and electromechanical components such as valves, actuators, regulators, motors, gear trains, and sensors
Knowledge of principles of fluid dynamics, mechanics, materials, thermodynamics, and electrical circuits
Proficient in interpretation of fluid schematics, engineering drawings, circuit layouts, and parts lists
Experience in software development in SQL, Python or C#
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Travel to vendors and other SpaceX sites as needed
