Mechanical Design Engineer (Falcon)

Hawthorne, CAfull timeOn Site

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$100k–$130k

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Spacex The Mechanical Design Engineer for Falcon leads design of structures, fluid systems, and components for Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launch vehicles. This role owns hardware through the product lifecycle and interfaces with senior leadership and suppliers.

Responsibilities

Full ownership of primary and secondary structures, mechanisms, and/or fluid systems for our Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launch vehicles.
Use hand calculations, finite element analyses (FEA), and computer-aided designs (CAD) to ensure all hardware meets or exceeds internal and customer requirements.
Lead design reviews and hardware qualifications.
Serve as technical interface with suppliers and customers.
Own the hardware delivery timeline and success through inception, design, assembly, launch and re-use.

Qualification

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Required

Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.
1+ years of experience with CAD or FEA software packages (can be in a professional, academic, entrepreneurial, or hobby setting).
1+ years of hands-on hardware experience performing fabrication, assembly and/or testing (can be in a professional, academic, entrepreneurial, or hobby setting).

Preferred

Master's degree in an engineering discipline.
Experience with NX/Teamcenter designing parts and assemblies.
Experience with at least one commercial FEA or multiphysics simulation package (NASTRAN, ABAQUS, ANSYS, CFD codes, etc.).
Demonstrated ability to own hardware or systems within an integrated engineering team outside a classroom setting (FSAE, Engineers without Borders, Design-Build-Fly, NASA student launch, personal entrepreneurial ventures, etc.).
Analytical/scientific programming experience (Python, Matlab, Excel, etc.).
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Able to work longer hours and weekends to support critical needs.
Willingness to travel in support of hardware test and launch.

Benefits

Dental
Vision
401(k)
Equity/RSU
Parental Leave
Life Insurance

Company

Spacex

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