Mechanical Engineer

6 days ago

Lompoc, California, United States SpaceX Full time

Job Summary

SpaceX is seeking a highly skilled Mechanical Engineer to join our team as a Launch Reliability Specialist. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the efficient and reliable operational processes at the launch site.

You will partner with various teams at SpaceX to ensure mission success as we march towards manned spaceflight and Mars colonization. You will also have the opportunity to work on diverse projects including our Falcon 9, Dragon, and Starship programs.

Responsibilities

  • Reliably launch astronauts and other payloads by ensuring vehicle, payload, and spacecraft processing is efficiently designed and executed.
  • Interact with various disciplines responsible for the development and build of Falcon 9, Dragon, Starship, etc., and launch pad systems to ensure optimized process health.
  • Identify high-risk processes and problems during vehicle processing or refurbishment, and proactively implement improvements to these processes to ensure operational excellence.
  • Find smart solutions to the biggest problems by leading root cause and corrective action investigations.
  • Maintain a feedback loop to drive hardware inputs that enable a reliable and rapid launch cadence; using data to make the quality landscape transparent and drive prioritization of resolving high-impact issues.
  • Participate in preliminary design review (PDR)/critical design review (CDR) and work with design reliability to ensure design for quality (DFQ), design for manufacturability (DFM), risk quantification/mitigation, and that appropriate test validation methods and inspection techniques, including nondestructive evaluation methods have been considered.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in an engineering or STEM discipline (e.g. computer science, mathematics, physics, chemistry).
  • 2+ years of professional or internship experience in a quality, manufacturing, or design engineering role.

Preferred Skills and Experience

  • Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline (e.g. aerospace, mechanical, etc.).
  • Experience supporting production of complex electro-mechanical, mechanical or composites systems in high volume work centers and/or during production ramp-up.
  • Knowledge of quality tools such as Lean principles, Six Sigma, root cause analysis and corrective action, advanced product quality planning (APQP), metrology, process failure mode and effects analysis (PFMEA), control plans, and various problem solving approaches.
  • Dedicated to adopting a Lean approach to quality without compromising safety or reliability.

Additional Requirements

  • Available to work extended hours, nights, and weekends when required by mission milestones.
  • Ability to pass Air Force background check for Vandenberg.

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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