Starship Thermal Hardware Engineer

4 weeks ago

Brownsville, Texas, United States SpaceX Full time

At SpaceX, we're pushing the boundaries of space exploration and development. As a Starship Thermal Hardware Engineer, you'll play a critical role in designing and developing the thermal protection systems for our reusable launch vehicles.

Our team is working on the most ambitious project in human history - making humanity a multi-planetary species. We're looking for talented engineers who can help us overcome the toughest challenges in thermal protection systems.

As a member of our team, you'll have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects, collaborate with experts from various fields, and contribute to the development of innovative solutions for thermal protection systems.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop, test, and qualify new or refined thermal protection system solutions for our Starship architecture
  • Own the outcome and setup the end-to-end solutions to thermal challenges from idea to flying hardware
  • Work with production on resolving issues on the floor and on the vehicle with our flight hardware
  • Analyze and troubleshoot post-flight conditions on vehicle heatshields to drive vehicle changes and improvements
  • Coordinate with analysis, avionics, structures, supply chain, and reliability engineers to drive multidisciplinary projects
  • Work with outside vendors, suppliers, and testing resources to bring in new materials, capabilities, or processes

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, material science, mechanical engineering, materials engineering, or chemical engineering
  • 1+ years of experience working on thermal protection systems

Preferred skills and experience:

  • 3+ years of experience working on thermal protection systems
  • Strong fundamentals in aerothermal heating on reentry vehicles
  • Strong fundamentals in the materials and mechanisms by which thermal protection systems operate
  • Hands-on experience with hardware that has had to perform in challenging thermal environments such as rockets, reentry vehicles or other extreme temperature applications
  • Ability to drive open-ended design and development challenges
  • Familiarity and experience with production, installation, qualification and use of thermal protection system materials
  • Experience using Siemens NX, or similar CAD software
  • Ability to perform basic thermal or mechanical analysis

Additional requirements:

  • Ability to work extended hours and weekends as necessary
  • Ability to travel domestically
  • Ability to pass Air Force background check for Cape Canaveral

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 & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks.

You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation & will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays 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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