SpaceX New Graduate Mechanical Design Engineer responsible for hardware design, testing, and lifecycle management at SpaceX. Collaborates cross-functionally to develop and optimize mechanical and electromechanical systems for space applications.
Responsibilities
Own hardware and mechanisms from conceptual design through volume production and on-orbit operations to support various customers’ needs
Develop design criteria, collaborate on requirements, and drive system-level optimization
Rapidly iterate on designs and analysis to inform high-level systems trades and steer overall product direction
Drive holistic DFM to create elegant designs with a focus on piece part and process count reductions, error-proofing at every step of fabrication and integration, and consistent performance and production metrics
Establish an efficient product lifecycle starting in the supply chain through final integration that balances cost, complexity, and quality; work closely with partner teams to design and realize an efficient in-house production line
Perform environmental and performance testing on hardware to validate analysis and demonstrate compliance with design criteria
Own product delivery timeline through conception, design, assembly, and launch
Demonstrate extreme ownership of product outcomes at every stage of development and production
Qualification
Graduating with a bachelor’s degreeADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Required
Bachelor's degree in an engineering or STEM discipline
Experience with CAD or FEA software packages (can be in a professional, academic, entrepreneurial, or hobby setting)
Experience with mechanical and/or electromechanical design and analysis (internship and extracurricular experience are applicable)
Graduating with a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, or PhD in 2027
Preferred
Master’s degree in engineering or a related technical discipline
Ability and willingness to obtain a Top Secret clearance
Solid understanding and application of GD&T
Demonstrated ability to own hardware or systems within an integrated engineering team outside a classroom setting (FSAE, Engineers without Borders, Student Directed Research, Design-Build-Fly, NASA student launch, personal entrepreneurial ventures, etc.)
Demonstrated understanding of structural analysis and failure modes of complex mechanical systems
Self-motivated with strong organizational, written, and oral communication skills
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
An active clearance may provide the opportunity for you to work on sensitive SpaceX missions; if so, you will be subject to pre-employment drug and random drug and alcohol testing
