SpaceX

4 weeks ago

Sr. Materials Engineer (Starshield)

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Job Summary

Senior Materials Engineer for SpaceX’s Starshield program, leading materials challenges across satellite designs, evaluating metals, polymers, coatings, and joining technologies; directing lab testing, failure analysis, and root-cause investigations while collaborating with engineering, production, and external vendors to optimize material performance and production readiness in a fast-paced defense/space environment.

Location: United States

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Industrial, Process & Manufacturing Engineering

Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Champion materials-related initiatives for Starshield satellites from conceptualization through development, qualification, implementation, and production stabilization; work closely with partner teams on rolling out optimized solutions
•Develop, test and evaluate metals, polymers, coatings, and joining/forming techniques used across satellite designs
•Develop, qualify and implement coatings for thermal control or optical applications
•Conduct and direct hands-on laboratory testing and failure analysis of flight hardware and raw stock materials
•Lead root cause failure investigations, as SME for metallic and polymer failure mechanisms through hands-on lab testing

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 135,000 - 190,000

Equity and Bonus:Equity

Perks:Health InsuranceVisionDental401kEquityParental LeavePaid LeaveLife InsuranceDisability InsurancePaid Holidays

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree in Material Science, Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or other related engineering discipline
•5+ years of professional experience with polymers, coatings, joining technologies (bonding, welding, brazing, soldering)
•Master’s degree or PhD in Material Science, Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, or other related technical discipline
•Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills with enthusiasm for the team’s spirit of innovation in cutting-edge technology
•Experience in characterization techniques and equipment, including SEM-EDS, FTIR, DSC, TGA, LFA, rheology, optical microscopy, hardness testers, and mechanical property testing

Experience:5+ yearsAerospaceDefenseSpaceSatellite

Education:Bachelor's in Material Science

Skills:CommunicationTeamworkProblem-solvingData-drivenAnalytical

Languages:En

Tech Stack:SEM-EDSFTIRDSCTGALFARheologyOptical microscopyHardness testersMechanical property testing

Eligibility

Security Clearance:Top Secret

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

Glassdoor: 4.2

Website LinkedIn

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SpaceX

4 weeks ago

Sr. Materials Engineer (Starshield)

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 5 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: United States

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Industrial, Process & Manufacturing Engineering

Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Champion materials-related initiatives for Starshield satellites from conceptualization through development, qualification, implementation, and production stabilization; work closely with partner teams on rolling out optimized solutions
•Develop, test and evaluate metals, polymers, coatings, and joining/forming techniques used across satellite designs
•Develop, qualify and implement coatings for thermal control or optical applications
•Conduct and direct hands-on laboratory testing and failure analysis of flight hardware and raw stock materials
•Lead root cause failure investigations, as SME for metallic and polymer failure mechanisms through hands-on lab testing

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 135,000 - 190,000

Equity and Bonus:Equity

Perks:Health InsuranceVisionDental401kEquityParental LeavePaid LeaveLife InsuranceDisability InsurancePaid Holidays

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree in Material Science, Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or other related engineering discipline
•5+ years of professional experience with polymers, coatings, joining technologies (bonding, welding, brazing, soldering)
•Master’s degree or PhD in Material Science, Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, or other related technical discipline
•Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills with enthusiasm for the team’s spirit of innovation in cutting-edge technology
•Experience in characterization techniques and equipment, including SEM-EDS, FTIR, DSC, TGA, LFA, rheology, optical microscopy, hardness testers, and mechanical property testing

Experience:5+ yearsAerospaceDefenseSpaceSatellite

Education:Bachelor's in Material Science

Skills:CommunicationTeamworkProblem-solvingData-drivenAnalytical

Languages:En

Tech Stack:SEM-EDSFTIRDSCTGALFARheologyOptical microscopyHardness testersMechanical property testing

Eligibility

Security Clearance:Top Secret

Company Brief

SpaceX

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

Glassdoor: 4.2

Website LinkedIn