Senior Propulsion Engineer, Additive Manufacturing

4 weeks ago

Hawthorne, California, United States SpaceX Full time

At SpaceX, we are pushing the boundaries of space exploration and development. As a Sr. Propulsion Engineer, Additive Manufacturing, you will play a critical role in designing, developing, and testing the additive manufacturing process for our propulsion systems.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Drive and identify projects to improve the robustness and repeatability of our printer platforms.
  • Collaborate with a team of engineers to design, develop, and test the additive process using powder-bed and powder-fed approaches.
  • Continuously identify and implement process improvement efforts on every step of the additive process.
  • Advise and collaborate with the design team to incorporate and optimize features for additive manufacturing.
  • Generate and optimize build files to produce high-quality parts in minimum time with maximum consistency.
  • Work with materials engineers to investigate properties, geometric accuracy, and surface finish results to develop optimal print parameters, heat treatments, and design allowable for existing and new alloys.
  • Develop and maintain systems to efficiently collect and analyze process data while minimizing collection/entry burden.
  • Develop and document best practices on new equipment and processes.
  • Identify and implement safety improvements throughout the additive manufacturing process.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering discipline.
  • 5+ years of professional hands-on fabrication, assembly, testing, and/or project management experience.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

  • Master's degree in engineering discipline.
  • Experience with operating additive machines, including parameter development and process control.
  • Experience with trouble shooting/repairing large industrial equipment.
  • Experience with PLC programming.
  • C#, Python, and/or SQL experience.
  • Knowledge of various additive and subtractive manufacturing and joining techniques for metals.
  • Knowledge of optics and lasers.
  • Familiarity with common engineering materials properties (strength, life, thermal, fluid compatibility, etc.) and processing attributes particularly for steels or nickel-based alloys.
  • Ability to perform trade studies using first principles and engineering fundamentals.
  • Proficient in basic principles of compressible and incompressible flow, thermodynamics, thermochemistry, mechanics, materials, and electrical circuits.
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to succinctly present recommendations.
  • Passion for advancing the commercial space industry and human spaceflight.
  • Able to work well in an integrated collaborative team environment.
  • Highly self-motivated and able to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.

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. Exempt employees are eligible for 5 days of sick leave per year.

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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