SpaceX

3 weeks ago

Materials Engineer, Welding (Starship Components)

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Job Summary

Own the manufacturing and development of Starship components by developing, qualifying, and optimizing advanced welding and joining processes. Lead support for welded assemblies used in Starship/Super Heavy systems, partnering daily with design, tooling, automation, build, and test teams. Drive root-cause analysis, set up qualification test campaigns, interpret mechanical testing and NDE results, and improve process control with automated welding solutions to raise rate, quality, and efficiency.

Location: United States

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Product Management

Key Responsibilities

•Develop, optimize, and qualify weld processes and parameters across multiple welding methods, including electron beam, laser, GTAW, OTW, resistance, and GMAW.
•Support production operations on full-scale welded assemblies by directing production technicians, specialists, and welders on correct techniques.
•Partner with design, tooling, automation, and test teams to improve welded designs for manufacturing and perform root cause analysis.
•Set up welding qualification test campaigns and interpret mechanical testing and NDE results, working with NDE personnel on development and flight hardware.
•Improve process control using test and NDE feedback, set up automated welding solutions, and scope new welding technologies to improve rate, quality, and efficiency.

Travel: Medium travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 100,000 - 140,000 annually

Equity and Bonus:Equity

Perks:Health InsuranceVisionDental401kPaid LeaveLife Insurance

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
•Hands-on fabrication, manufacturing, or testing experience with welded assemblies.
•Advanced degree in welding engineering, material science and engineering, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or physics.
•Expertise in welding processes such as laser, electron beam, OTW, GTAW, and GMAW, preferably with stainless steel and nickel alloys.
•Understanding of weld strength testing methodologies, standards, and data acquisition systems used to make informed welding decisions.

Experience:AerospaceManufacturingWelding

Education:Bachelor's in engineering discipline

Skills:Root cause analysisAttention to detailSelf-motivationCross-functional collaboration

Languages:English

Tech Stack:Electron beam weldingLaser beam weldingGas tungsten arc welding (GTAW)Orbital tube welding (OTW)Resistance weldingGas metal arc welding (GMAW)Plasma arc weldingCNCRobot programmingNDEMechanical testingSEM fractographyMetallographyOptical fractographyThermos-couplesStrain gagesASTM E8ASTM E399ASTM E740ISO 15653

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

Glassdoor: 4.2

Website LinkedIn

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SpaceX

3 weeks ago

Materials Engineer, Welding (Starship Components)

✓ Verified Job

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

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 19 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: United States

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Product Management

Key Responsibilities

•Develop, optimize, and qualify weld processes and parameters across multiple welding methods, including electron beam, laser, GTAW, OTW, resistance, and GMAW.
•Support production operations on full-scale welded assemblies by directing production technicians, specialists, and welders on correct techniques.
•Partner with design, tooling, automation, and test teams to improve welded designs for manufacturing and perform root cause analysis.
•Set up welding qualification test campaigns and interpret mechanical testing and NDE results, working with NDE personnel on development and flight hardware.
•Improve process control using test and NDE feedback, set up automated welding solutions, and scope new welding technologies to improve rate, quality, and efficiency.

Travel: Medium travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 100,000 - 140,000 annually

Equity and Bonus:Equity

Perks:Health InsuranceVisionDental401kPaid LeaveLife Insurance

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
•Hands-on fabrication, manufacturing, or testing experience with welded assemblies.
•Advanced degree in welding engineering, material science and engineering, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or physics.
•Expertise in welding processes such as laser, electron beam, OTW, GTAW, and GMAW, preferably with stainless steel and nickel alloys.
•Understanding of weld strength testing methodologies, standards, and data acquisition systems used to make informed welding decisions.

Experience:AerospaceManufacturingWelding

Education:Bachelor's in engineering discipline

Skills:Root cause analysisAttention to detailSelf-motivationCross-functional collaboration

Languages:English

Eligibility

Nationality:US National

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