SpaceX

Builds rockets and runs Starlink satellite internet

Equipment Reliability Engineer - Starship

Mechanical Maintenance and Reliability EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeBrownsville, TX, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline is required.
At least 1 year of experience in manufacturing, reliability, or operations is required.
Preferred: At least 5 years of experience in a maintenance engineering role and reliability in a high-volume manufacturing, testing, or operational environment.
Preferred: Hands-on experience with equipment control systems, machinery, tooling, and industrial automation.
Preferred: Understanding of mechanical, fluid, and electrical component functions.
Preferred: Experience using Microsoft SQL and Power BI.
Preferred: Ability to read and understand equipment schematics, P&ID, GD&T, and original equipment manufacturer manuals.
Preferred: Familiarity with aerospace manufacturing and test equipment, including CNC, SMT, 3D printing, robotics, tooling, furnaces, and chillers.
Preferred: Experience working with computerized maintenance management system programs such as Maximo, SAP, or Infor.
Preferred: Basic understanding of maintenance and reliability key performance indicators, including OEE, MTBF, and MTTR.
The candidate must be capable of safely working at heights up to 500 feet, in confined spaces, using an air-purifying respirator, and performing the stated physical requirements. The candidate may be required to complete a pre-employment questionnaire or physical, which may include a medical history review.
The applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Responsibilities

Own equipment improvement plans for maintenance strategies and equipment availability to maximize production equipment availability.
Define, develop, and refine equipment reliability programs, including preventive maintenance tasks performed by machine operators and experienced maintenance technicians; comprehensive bill of materials development and selection of critical spare parts; integration of existing equipment into SpaceX Internet of Things to enable real-time performance monitoring; design and integration of new sensors onto machines to set predictive and condition-based monitoring triggers; and iterative design improvements.
Develop engineering solutions to repetitive or high-consequence failures on critical equipment through root cause analysis.
Conduct failure mode effects and criticality analysis to create proactive reliability programs for critical equipment.
Coordinate cross-functionally to drive process improvements, design iterations, and complete equipment overhauls.
Integrate with internal tooling, automation, and production teams to ensure maintainability of design is incorporated into newly designed equipment.
Develop and implement maintenance and reliability key performance indicators to drive equipment improvements and organizational efficiency.
Support onboarding and commissioning of newly purchased or fabricated equipment, and release reliability programs before equipment enters production.
Provide technical support to production, maintenance management, and technical personnel.
Manage production requests for asset improvements and data collection.

Desired Qualifications

Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Attention to detail, organization, and a high sense of urgency.

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

EQUIPMENT RELIABILITY ENGINEER (STARSHIP)

As Starship production continues to push new bounds in order to satisfy the growing demands of the space industry, the complex and ever-evolving critical equipment required to build, integrate, and test our products must work harder than ever. Equipment Reliability Engineers hold the keys to the production machine; they not only help identify some of the most risk-heavy SpaceX production assets, but they technically diagnose, advise, implement, and execute a strategic path forward at the equipment-level to promote system reliability, minimize losses, and maximize critical asset efficiencies.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Own equipment improvement plans for maintenance strategies and equipment availability to maximize production equipment availability
Define, develop, and refine equipment reliability programs that include:

Preventive maintenance tasks performed by machine operators and experienced maintenance technicians
Comprehensive BOM development and selection of critical spare parts
Integration of existing equipment into SpaceX Internet of Things (IoT) to enable real time performance monitoring
Design and integration of new sensors onto machines to set predictive and condition-based monitoring triggers
Iterative design improvements

Develop engineering solutions to repetitive or high consequence failures on critical equipment through Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
Conduct Failure Mode Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) to create proactive reliability programs for critical equipment
Coordinate cross-functionally to drive process improvements, design iterations and complete equipment overhauls
Integrate with internal tooling, automation and production teams to ensure maintainability of design is incorporated into new internally designed equipment
Develop and implement maintenance and reliability Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to drive equipment improvements and organizational efficiency
Support onboarding and commissioning of newly purchased or fabricated equipment; release reliability programs prior to equipment entering production
Provide technical support to production, maintenance management and technical personnel
Manage production requests for asset improvements and data collection

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline
1+ years of experience in manufacturing, reliability, or operations

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

5+ years of experience in a maintenance engineering role and reliability in a high-volume manufacturing, testing or operational environment
Hands-on experience with equipment control systems, machinery, tooling and industrial automation
Developed understanding of mechanical, fluid, and electrical component functions
Experience using Microsoft SQL and PowerBI
Ability to read and understand equipment schematics, P&ID, GD&T and OEM manuals
Familiarity with aerospace manufacturing and test equipment; CNC, SMT, 3D printing, robotics, tooling, furnaces, chillers, etc.
Experience working with CMMS programs such as Maximo, SAP, Infor
Basic understanding of maintenance and reliability KPIs; OEE, MTBF, MTTR
Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
Detail oriented, organized, and able to demonstrate a high sense of urgency

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Stand: Up to 6 hours per day
Sit: Up to 3 hours per day
Push/Pull: Up to 50lbs. (unassisted) 1 to 2 hours per day
Overhead reach: Up to 1 hour per day
Walk: Up to 3 hours per day
Lift/Carry: Up to 25lbs. (unassisted) 1 to 2 hours per day
Climb (ladder/stairs): up to 3 hours per day
Kneel/Crouch: up to 3 hours per day
Upper body twist: Up to 3 hours per day
Ability to work in temperatures over 80 degrees: up to 3 hours per day
Candidate must be capable of safely working at heights (up to 500ft), in confined spaces, using an air purifying respirator, and performing the physical requirements of the job listed in the job description. Candidate may be required to complete a pre-employment questionnaire and/or physical to confirm these capabilities, which may include a medical history review

ITAR REQUIREMENTS:

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX’s Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should reach out to [email protected].

About the Company

SpaceX

Builds rockets and runs Starlink satellite internet

SpaceX builds and launches reusable rockets and spacecraft for NASA, the military, and companies, and it runs Starlink, a satellite internet service for homes and businesses. In 2020, its Dragon capsule became the first privately built spacecraft to carry astronauts to the International Space Station. Its Falcon 9 rocket lands its first stage so the booster can fly again, which cuts launch costs, while Starlink beams internet from low-orbit satellites to small dishes for a monthly fee. SpaceX also owns xAI, maker of the Grok chatbot and owner of the social network X, and is building Starship, a fully reusable rocket meant to carry people to the Moon and Mars. Elon Musk founded SpaceX in 2002, and it is based in Starbase, Texas.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Starbase, Texas
Founded: 2002

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