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Mechanical Engineer Payload Specialist

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Redmond, Washington, United States SpaceX Full time
Job Title: Mechanical Engineer Payload Pointing

At SpaceX, we're pushing the boundaries of space technology to make humanity a multi-planetary species. As a Mechanical Engineer Payload Pointing, you'll play a critical role in developing the pointing requirements, error budgets, and verification plans for our payloads.

Responsibilities:
  • Collaborate with the payload team to define pointing requirements and error budgets
  • Perform analyses to verify pointing performance, including thermal distortion, control-structure interaction, and jitter analysis
  • Develop and execute test programs to verify pointing requirements
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering, optics, or physics
  • 1 year of work experience with pointing-critical hardware
  • 2 years of experience with finite element analysis
  • 2 years of experience in structural dynamics analysis and testing
Preferred Skills and Experience:
  • Advanced degree in mechanical engineering, optics, or physics
  • Experience with optics, antennas, actuators, and mechanisms in vibration and vacuum environments
  • Experience with structural-thermal-optical-performance (STOP) analysis
  • Experience with modal survey and finite element model correlation
  • Proficiency in mathematical computing tools such as Python or MATLAB
ITAR Requirements:

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicants must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.