SpaceX

Builds rockets and runs Starlink satellite internet

Design Criteria Engineer - Starship

Spacecraft & Launch Vehicle SystemsConfirmed 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.
At least 1 year of experience with mechanical design, manufacturing, and/or analysis; internship experience qualifies.
Be willing to work long hours and weekends as needed.

Responsibilities

Drive improvements to vehicle design by working closely with hardware teams.
Provide critical peer review and approval of hardware designs during design reviews; confirm acceptance and qualification test campaigns.
Drive the development of tools and methods to ensure accurate and well-disseminated design criteria.
Ensure a cohesive evolution of designs and operations across technical teams, including avionics, propulsion, structures, launch, manufacturing, analysis, and test.
Work with a team to perform rapid conceptual design, analysis, and testing cycles on development hardware, which may include CAD modeling and testing oversight as needed.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with aerospace structure systems, including design, analysis, testing, and fabrication for high-performance or safety-critical applications.
Experience with fatigue, vibration, and thermal testing of mechanical assemblies.
Hands-on experience with industry-standard manufacturing tools, techniques, and processes, including mills, lathes, electronics assembly, and composite layup.
Experience with material selection and make-versus-buy decisions for system components.
Experience with solid modeling using Siemens NX and finite element analysis software using FEMAP.
Experience performing closed-form and numerical stress analysis, simulations of dynamic systems, and fluid systems analysis.
Scripting and data analysis experience using Visual Basic, MATLAB, Python, and Excel.

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.

DESIGN CRITERIA ENGINEER (STARSHIP)

The design criteria team is responsible for ensuring that hardware and operations lead to the mission's successful completion and meet or exceed requirements. This engineer will be industry-unique, stepping into an agile system engineering team, facilitating cross-disciplinary action and problem-solving across all SpaceX programs and engineering staff.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Drive improvements to vehicle design by being closely integrated with hardware teams.
Provide critical peer review and approval of hardware designs during design reviews; confirm acceptance and qualification test campaigns.
Drive the development of tools and methods to ensure accurate and well-disseminated design criteria.
Ensure a cohesive evolution of designs and operations across the different technical teams: avionics, propulsion, structures, launch, manufacturing, analysis, and test.
Work with a team to perform rapid conceptual design, analysis, and testing cycles on development hardware (may include CAD modeling and testing oversight as needed).

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.
1+ years of experience with mechanical design, manufacturing, and/or analysis (internship experience qualifies).

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Experience with aerospace structure systems: design, analysis, testing, and fabrication for use in high-performance or safety critical applications.
Experience with fatigue, vibration, and thermal testing of mechanical assemblies.
Hands-on experience with various industry standard manufacturing tools, techniques and processes, including mills, lathes, electronics assembly, composite layup, etc.
Experience with material selection and make vs. buy decisions for system components.
Experience with solid modeling (Siemens NX) and finite element analysis software (FEMAP).
Experience performing closed-form and numerical stress analysis, simulations of dynamic systems, and fluid systems analysis.
Scripting and data analysis experience using Visual Basic, Matlab, Python, and Excel.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Must be willing to work long hours and weekends as needed.

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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