Project Engineer, Critical Lift & Transport (Starship)

SpaceX
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Construction, Civil & Site EngineeringExperience: 2+ yearsSkills: ["Engineering intuition","Risk assessment","Root cause analysis","Communication","Teamwork"]

Join the Starbase launch site engineering team to plan, analyze, and execute critical lifts and heavy-haul transports for Starship and Super Heavy. You’ll develop rigging and transport configurations, run structural/civil/mechanical evaluations using engineering calculations and FEA, and oversee on-site operations with real-time monitoring. The role also involves coordinating across cross-functional teams, interfacing with vendors, maintaining regulatory documentation, and presenting engineering data to U.S. government agencies.

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Project Engineer, Critical Lift & Transport (Starship)

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Job Summary

Join the Starbase launch site engineering team to plan, analyze, and execute critical lifts and heavy-haul transports for Starship and Super Heavy. You’ll develop rigging and transport configurations, run structural/civil/mechanical evaluations using engineering calculations and FEA, and oversee on-site operations with real-time monitoring. The role also involves coordinating across cross-functional teams, interfacing with vendors, maintaining regulatory documentation, and presenting engineering data to U.S. government agencies.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Construction, Civil & Site Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Plan, analyze, and execute critical lifts and heavy-haul transports for large-scale hardware while ensuring compliance with safety standards and engineering best practices.
  • •Develop critical lift plans, rigging designs, and transport configurations using tools like AutoCAD, FEA, and center-of-gravity calculations.
  • •Coordinate with cross-functional teams to assess hardware mass properties, rigging/lashing locations, structural capability, stability, and load paths.
  • •Select and specify lifting/transport equipment (e.g., crawler cranes, SPMTs, hydraulic trailers) and perform equipment inspections and capacity verifications.
  • •Oversee on-site operations (dry runs, real-time monitoring, debriefs), maintain engineering documentation for audits, and present certification packages to U.S. government agencies.
Travel: Medium travel

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
  • •2+ years of hands-on experience working with mechanical and structural hardware.
  • •1+ years of experience with crane lifting, rigging, or transport operations.
  • •Experience using crane and transport planning to operate safely in high-pressure industrial environments, including around hazardous systems.
  • •Familiarity with relevant lifting standards and regulations.
Experience:2+ yearsHeavy-haulCrane liftingRiggingIndustrial operations
Skills:Engineering intuitionRisk assessmentRoot cause analysisCommunicationTeamwork
Licenses:Professional Engineer (PE)
Certifications:NCCCONCCERProfessional Engineer (PE)
Languages:English
Tech Stack:AutoCADFinite element analysis (FEA)ANSYSFEMAPSOLIDWORKSSiemens NXCenter-of-gravity calculations

Eligibility

Nationality:US National

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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