Welding Technology Development Professional

6 days ago


Hawthorne, California, United States SpaceX Full time
Job Summary

SpaceX is seeking a highly skilled Welding Engineer to support the development and manufacturing of our cutting-edge launch vehicles, spacecraft, and satellites. As a key member of our engineering team, you will be responsible for developing, optimizing, and qualifying weld processes and parameters for various welding techniques.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and optimize weld processes and parameters for multiple welding techniques, including electron beam welding, laser beam welding, gas tungsten arc welding, and more.
  • Support production operations on full-scale welded assemblies, providing guidance to manufacturing engineers and welders on correct techniques in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
  • Collaborate with design, manufacturing, and materials engineering teams to resolve root cause analysis and implement improvements.
  • Work closely with design, tooling, automation, and development engineers to improve welded designs for manufacturing.
  • Set up welding qualification test campaigns and interpret mechanical testing and NDE results.
  • Develop and implement improved process control using test and NDE results as feedback loops.
  • Set up automated welding solutions to drive process consistency.
  • Research and scope out new welding technologies to improve rate, quality, and efficiency.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.
  • Hands-on fabrication, manufacturing, or testing experience of welded assemblies.
Preferred Skills and Experience
  • Master's degree in welding engineering or a related technical program.
  • Hands-on welding experience with stainless steel, nickel-based, titanium, copper, and aluminum alloys.
  • Experience with brazing, joining, and metallographic interpretation.
  • Fundamental understanding of welding processes, including electron beam, laser beam, plasma arc, resistance, friction-stir, gas tungsten arc, and gas metal arc.
  • Robot programming experience for automated welding solutions.
  • Tooling design experience for welded assemblies to reduce part distortion and improve part consistency.
  • Understanding of weld strength testing methodologies, standards, and data acquisition systems.
  • Experience with root cause analysis and corrective actions.
Additional Requirements
  • Must be willing to work long hours and weekends as needed to support and maintain build schedules.
  • Travel may be required to other SpaceX facilities (up to 50%).
  • Ability to perform job duties that require standing, kneeling, crouching, twisting upper body, working in cramped positions, and climbing hand over hand.
Compensation and Benefits

Base salary range: $95,000.00 - $115,000.00 per year (Welding Engineer/Level I), $110,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year (Welding Engineer/Level II). Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks.



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