SpaceX

Builds rockets and runs Starlink satellite internet

Integration Engineer - Super Heavy Booster

Manufacturing EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeBrownsville, TX, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline is required.
At least 1 year of hands-on engineering experience is required; design-team experience and prior internships qualify.
Physical dexterity is required for building flight hardware in tight quarters.
Ability to stand, kneel, crouch, twist the upper body, work in cramped positions and small openings, and climb hand over hand is required.
Ability to work in extreme outdoor environments, including heat, cold, and rain, and in environments with fumes, odors, and noise is required.
Flexibility to work schedules that vary with site operational needs is required.
Willingness to travel to remote build sites up to 10% is required.
Ability to safely work at heights up to 500 feet and in confined spaces, use an air-purifying respirator, operate heavy equipment and machinery, and meet the listed physical requirements is required.
The candidate may be required to complete a pre-employment questionnaire and/or physical, which may include a medical history review, to confirm physical capabilities.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens or nationals, U.S. lawful permanent residents, refugees, or asylees, or be eligible to obtain the required U.S. Department of State authorizations.
A master's degree in an engineering discipline is preferred.
At least 1 year of system-level acceptance-test exposure is preferred.
At least 2 years of professional experience in aerospace or mechanical engineering is preferred.
At least 2 years of experience with geometric dimensioning and tolerancing concepts is preferred.
Experience with large steel-structure construction in civil, naval, or mechanical contexts is preferred.
Experience in process development, facility and line layouts, error-proofing, factory optimization, and lean principles is preferred.
Experience with Siemens NX and Teamcenter computer-aided design, product lifecycle management, Process Simulate, and other automation systems is preferred.
Prior experience developing, maintaining, and improving welding processes is preferred.
Strong interpersonal and organizational skills are preferred.

Responsibilities

Establish requirements and develop tooling and processes to enable at-rate production of the vehicle.
Integrate avionics, propulsion, and structural assemblies while working daily with design engineers and technician teams.
Influence vehicle architecture, focusing on design for reliability and manufacturability.
Operate as a systems-level engineer to collect production requirements and plan and execute the build, integration, and validation of flight hardware against those requirements.
Design and implement tooling solutions to eliminate assembly errors, improve quality, and accelerate builds.
Automate novel processes to ensure repeatability on a large-scale production line.
Demonstrate that a subsystem work center meets cycle-time requirements or own the design change needed to meet the target cycle time.
Become a subject-matter expert in building a vehicle-level system, such as aero control surfaces, propellant feed systems, actuation systems, thermal protection systems, secondary structures, avionics, or primary structure.
Generate and maintain design-for-manufacturing requirements for processes used to build Starships and Super Heavy Boosters.

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.

INTEGRATION ENGINEER (STARSHIP)

As an Integration Engineer you will be responsible for establishing requirements and developing tooling and processes to enable at-rate production of the most powerful rocket ever made. Your role will focus on integration of avionics, propulsion, and structural assemblies, and you will work with both design engineering and technician teams daily. You will be well-positioned to influence overall vehicle architecture, with a focus on design for reliability and manufacturability.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Operate as a systems level engineer to collect production requirements then plan and execute the build, integration, and validation of flight hardware to those requirements
Design and implement tooling solutions to eliminate assembly error, improve quality, and accelerate build
Automate novel processes to ensure repeatability on a large scale production line
Prove that a subsystem work center meets cycle time requirements, or own the design change required to meet target cycle time
Become a subject matter expert for the build of a vehicle level system like aero control surfaces, propellant feed systems, actuation systems, thermal protection systems, secondary structures, avionics, primary structure, etc.
Generate and maintain design for manufacturing requirements for the processes used to build Starships and Super Heavy Boosters

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline
1+ years of hands-on engineering experience (design teams and previous internships qualify)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Master's degree in an engineering discipline
1+ year of system level acceptance test exposure
2+ years of professional experience in the field of aerospace/mechanical engineering
2+ years of experience with GD&T concepts
Experience with large steel structure construction (civil, naval, or mechanical)
Experience in process development, facility and line layouts, error-proofing, factory optimization, and lean principles
Experience with Siemens NX and Teamcenter CAD, PLM, Process Simulate, and other automation systems
Prior experience with developing, maintaining and improving welding processes
Strong interpersonal and organizational skills

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Flight hardware typically is built in tight quarters and physical dexterity is required
Ability to perform job duties that require standing, kneeling, crouching, twisting upper body, working in cramped positions in small openings and climbing hand over hand
Typically exposed to work in extreme outdoor environments – heat, cold, rain
Work performed in an environment requiring exposure to fumes, odors, and noise
Schedule varies depending on site operational needs; flexibility required
Flexibility to travel to remote build sites, up to 10%
Stand: Up to 6 hours per day
Sit: Up to 6 hours per day
Push/Pull: Up to 50lbs. (unassisted) 30 minutes to 1 hour per day
Overhead reach: Up to 1 hour per day
Walk: Up to 1 hour per day
Lift/Carry: Up to 25lbs. (unassisted) 30 minutes to 1 hour per day
Climb (ladder/stairs): Up to 6 hours per day
Kneel/Crouch: Up to 6 hours per day
Upper body twist: Up to 6 hours per day
Ability to work in temperatures over 80 degrees 6 hours or greater per day
Candidate must be capable of safely working at heights (up to 500ft), in confined spaces, using an air purifying respirator, operating heavy equipment and machinery, 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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