Mechanical Engineer (Starship Components Manufacturing)

SpaceX
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 95,000 - 130,000 annuallyFunction: Manufacturing & Production OperationsExperience: 1+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Leadership","Problem-solving"]

Design the factory and manufacturing process for Starship/Super Heavy flow control devices and mechanisms, including valves, regulators, and flap/fin actuator systems. Collaborate with engineers, machine shops, and vendors to build manufacturable components, develop work instructions, and implement flight-like acceptance testing. Support proof/leak and fluid/cryogenic/functional checkouts, drive production yield investigations, and target zero workmanship defects while improving build rate and automation.

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Mechanical Engineer (Starship Components Manufacturing)

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Job Summary

Design the factory and manufacturing process for Starship/Super Heavy flow control devices and mechanisms, including valves, regulators, and flap/fin actuator systems. Collaborate with engineers, machine shops, and vendors to build manufacturable components, develop work instructions, and implement flight-like acceptance testing. Support proof/leak and fluid/cryogenic/functional checkouts, drive production yield investigations, and target zero workmanship defects while improving build rate and automation.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Manufacturing & Production Operations
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design the factory and production process for high-quality flow control devices and mechanisms for Starship and Super Heavy.
  • •Evaluate assembly and test requirements, optimize production flow, accelerate production, and implement targeted automation.
  • •Collaborate with development/design engineers, internal machine shops, and external vendors to build manufacturable parts.
  • •Maintain work instructions and lightweight tracking of defects/part movement; implement flight-like acceptance testing.
  • •Support component testing (proof/leak, fluid flow, cryogenic and functional checkouts) and solve production yield investigations.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 95,000 - 130,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceVisionDental401kParental LeavePaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in physics or an engineering discipline.
  • •1+ years of mechanical design and hands-on manufacturing experience.
  • •Experience designing and improving build/test processes and delivering new components on time.
  • •Experience working with fluid and electromechanical components such as valves, actuators, regulators, motors, gear trains, and sensors.
  • •Ability to interpret fluid schematics, engineering drawings, circuit layouts, and parts lists.
Experience:1+ yearsSpace technologyManufacturingMechanical designFluid systems
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationLeadershipProblem-solving
Languages:English
Tech Stack:SQLPythonC#

Company Brief

SpaceX
Designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft for commercial and government customers, aiming to reduce space transportation costs and enable human life on Mars through reusable launch vehicles and integrated space systems.
Industry: Aerospace Manufacturing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Valuation: Hectocorn (USD 100B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Hawthorne, United States
Founded: 2002
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