Senior Propulsion Engineer, Additive Manufacturing
4 weeks ago
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Propulsion Engineer, Additive Manufacturing to join our team at SpaceX. As a key member of our propulsion systems group, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and testing additive manufacturing processes and equipment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drive and identify projects to improve the robustness and repeatability of our additive manufacturing processes
- Collaborate with a team of engineers to design, develop, and test additive manufacturing processes and equipment
- 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
- Master's degree in engineering discipline (preferred)
- 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.
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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