Mechanical Design Engineer

4 weeks ago

Hawthorne, California, United States SpaceX Full time

Role Summary

As a Mechanical Design Engineer at SpaceX, you will be responsible for designing, testing, and troubleshooting state-of-the-art electromechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic valves and actuators that drive critical capabilities across every aspect of the Falcon vehicle.

You will work on the cutting edge of rocket reusability, tearing down components that have flown to space dozens of times and optimizing valve designs for extreme thermal, vibrational, and pressure environments as well as extreme reusability.

You will work closely with launch and production teams to solve fleet-wide issues with wide-ranging implications, and you will personally enable the blistering launch cadence that supports most of the world's launch capability.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for troubleshooting, development, and flight readiness of valves, regulators, and actuators on the Falcon 9 and Dragon vehicles
  • Supports, troubleshoots and documents component anomalies that arise at the build, test, or launch sites
  • Collaborates with multi-disciplinary teams on valve and vehicle investigations
  • Generates detailed drawings and coordinate valve manufacturing with the production team
  • Generates and maintains component specifications
  • Develops and executes qualification test plans to ensure readiness for flight (vibration, shock, thermal cycle, life cycle, flow testing)
  • Spearheads root cause investigations and redesigns to improve reliability or production rate
  • Certifies hardware for crewed flight and repeated reuse through testing and analysis
  • Presents and clearly communicates analysis, test results

Requirements

  • Bachelor degree in engineering discipline or physics
  • 1+ years of experience designing and analyzing mechanical systems via professional work experience, project/research-based student experience, or a combination of both

Preferred Qualifications

  • Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills, enthusiasm for problem solving, and desire to optimize modern rocket production and launch processes
  • Master's degree or 1+ years of professional experience in mechanical or aerospace engineering
  • Experience designing, building, testing and troubleshooting mechanical systems
  • Understanding of fundamental principals in fluid systems and solid mechanics
  • Strong project management skills and effective communication of technical concepts across multi-disciplinary teams
  • Hands-on experience with fluid and/or gas handling systems
  • Leadership experience on a project or research team
  • Experience using test instrumentation and control components (e.g. pressure transducers, thermocouples, resistance temperature detectors, relays, solenoid valves, etc.)
  • Knowledge of electro-mechanical devices, actuators, motors, valves, regulators, or other fluid control devices

Additional Requirements

  • Travel to vendors and other SpaceX sites as needed
  • Able to work flexible hours and occasional weekend support as needed

Compensation and Benefits

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks.

You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. Exempt employees are eligible for 5 days of sick leave per year.

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.

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.

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