Full-Time
Launch Operations Engineer
Manufactures advanced rockets and spacecrafts for space transportation
$95,000 - $130,000
Junior, Mid
Brownsville, TX, USA
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, chemical engineering, aerospace, or other engineering field
- 1+ years of hands-on engineering experience (full time positions, internships, leading contributor in club/extra-curricular activities qualifies)
- 3+ years of hands on experience with complex and/or low-margin mechanical, structural, fluid, electronic, systems
- Ability to thrive in ambiguous requirements and aggressive timelines
- High levels of personal autonomy and self-driven motivation
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in a team environment, accomplishing tasks with limited resources at a rapid pace
- Demonstrated history of working efficiently with hazardous systems (high pressure, high voltage, cryogenic, toxic, flammable, hypergolic, pyrophoric)
- High level of familiarity with complex system control and instrumentation
- Experience with analytical data review tools and numerical methods to solve real world problems (Python, R, MATLAB, NI LabVIEW)
- Demonstrated experience of effective root cause and failure analysis
- Experience writing and optimizing high risk technical procedures and work instructions
- Ability to read, understand and apply technical drawings, data reports, mechanical schematics, electrical schematics, and design specifications
- Flight hardware is typically built in tight quarters and physical dexterity is required
- Physical effort including sitting or standing for extended periods of time, lifting and carrying weight such as materials or equipment (up to 25 lbs. unassisted)
- Work performed in an environment with exposure to fumes, odors and noise
- Occasionally exposed to work in extreme outdoor environments (heat, cold, rain)
- Hours vary depending on site operational needs; flexibility required
- To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here
- Serve as on-console flight controllers during launch events
- Test integrated rocket hardware to determine suitability for flight
- Provide on-console engineering support for technicians during daily test/launch stand operations
- Write and review control logic/automation for test & launch systems
- Perform real-time and post-op data review to evaluate the performance of launch/test article and stand systems (software, fluid, structural, thermal, electrical). This includes documenting operations results and recommending areas for upgrades and improvement
- Find innovative ways to create, review, and optimize test & launch processes/procedures to increase launch system capability and rate
- Identify and characterize system pitfalls and potential hazards; then work to resolve these by collaborating with design, production, and ground system engineers on improvements for flight hardware and processes
- Serve as the final authority to ensure all operations are conducted in a safe manner
- Perform other related duties, as assigned, for the purpose of ensuring an efficient and effective work environment
SpaceX, under the leadership of Elon Musk, has consistently demonstrated its technical prowess and industry leadership by achieving milestones previously accomplished only by governments, such as returning a spacecraft from low-Earth orbit and attaching a spacecraft to the International Space Station. The company's culture is driven by a clear and ambitious goal to make life multiplanetary, fostering an environment of high performance and continuous learning. With its advanced rocket and spacecraft designs, SpaceX has a competitive edge in the space transportation industry, providing regular cargo resupply missions for NASA and working towards the future of space exploration.
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
$9.2B
Headquarters
Hawthorne, California
Founded
2002
6 month growth
↑ 10%1 year growth
↑ 30%2 year growth
↑ 29%Benefits
Benefits and Perks - Our employees’ well-being is important to us and essential to our capacity to do extraordinary things. We offer a wide variety of programs to support the health, wellness, and financial security of our employees and their families.