Mechanical Engineer (Starship)

SpaceX
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull time100,000 - 135,000 annuallyFunction: Field Service, Maintenance & Skilled TradesExperience: 1+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Problem-solving","Communication","Collaboration","Attention to detail","Teamwork"]

Meant to design and build flight hardware for Starship, owning end-to-end structural concepts from concept to fabrication. You’ll create NX CAD models, develop FEAs, perform hand calculations, and collaborate with other vehicle systems while supporting factory assembly and readiness to travel to Starbase, TX. This role is hands-on with a world-class production team to advance SpaceX’s multi-planetary ambitions.

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3 months ago

Mechanical Engineer (Starship)

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Job Summary

Meant to design and build flight hardware for Starship, owning end-to-end structural concepts from concept to fabrication. You’ll create NX CAD models, develop FEAs, perform hand calculations, and collaborate with other vehicle systems while supporting factory assembly and readiness to travel to Starbase, TX. This role is hands-on with a world-class production team to advance SpaceX’s multi-planetary ambitions.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Field Service, Maintenance & Skilled Trades

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop design concepts from a clean sheet and size vehicle structures based on flight loads
  • •Collaborate with peers from different vehicle systems to develop designs that balance mass, cost, and capability
  • •Create detailed designs to implement structural concepts and generate CAD models in NX for components, assemblies, and vehicle integration
  • •Build finite element models to assess your designs in detail and analyze your structures to prove they meet the needs of the vehicle
  • •Apply first-order hand calculations and empirical formulas to assess and iterate on your designs rapidly
Travel: Medium travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: 100,000 - 135,000 annually
Perks:MedicalVisionDental401kDisabilityLife InsuranceParental LeavePaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering
  • •1+ years of engineering experience designing, analyzing, or building structures (internship and school projects experience qualify)
  • •Ability to travel to Starbase, TX (up to 25% travel may be required)
  • •Ability to work extended hours and weekends as necessary
  • •Experience building hardware or have a passion for contributing to a work product that operates in the real world
Experience:1+ yearsAerospaceSpaceEngineering
Education:Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering
Skills:Problem-solvingCommunicationCollaborationAttention to detailTeamwork
Languages:English
Tech Stack:NXCADFinite element analysisFEAHand calculations

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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