SpaceX

4 weeks ago

Materials R&D Specialist (Starlink)

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Job Summary

Join SpaceX as a Materials R&D Specialist to support Starlink materials and process development in a lab setting. You will handle lab operations, material characterization, SOP creation, data interpretation, and continuous improvement, ensuring safety, accuracy, and traceability while coordinating with engineering on off-nominal results.

Location: Redmond

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Research & Scientific (R&D)

Key Responsibilities

•Maintain safe, clean, and organized lab operations, including enforcing safety protocols, 5S standards, inventory control, and proper workflows.
•Operate, calibrate, maintain, and troubleshoot a wide range of materials characterization equipment, including DSC, TGA, rheometers, thermal conductivity systems, FTIR, SEM/EDS, mechanical test frames, hardness testers, and metallographic preparation equipment.
•Perform consistent sample preparation and testing while ensuring traceability and accurate documentation.
•Review test data, provide initial interpretation, and escalate off-nominal results to engineering.
•Develop, write, and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs) for lab processes and equipment.

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Experience:4+ yearsAerospaceSpaceStarlink

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingTeamwork

Languages:English

Tech Stack:DSCTGARheometersFTIRSEMEDSMicrometersCalipers

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

Materials R&D Specialist (Starlink)

✓ Verified Job

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

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 1 hour agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: Redmond

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Research & Scientific (R&D)

Key Responsibilities

•Maintain safe, clean, and organized lab operations, including enforcing safety protocols, 5S standards, inventory control, and proper workflows.
•Operate, calibrate, maintain, and troubleshoot a wide range of materials characterization equipment, including DSC, TGA, rheometers, thermal conductivity systems, FTIR, SEM/EDS, mechanical test frames, hardness testers, and metallographic preparation equipment.
•Perform consistent sample preparation and testing while ensuring traceability and accurate documentation.
•Review test data, provide initial interpretation, and escalate off-nominal results to engineering.
•Develop, write, and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs) for lab processes and equipment.

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Experience:4+ yearsAerospaceSpaceStarlink

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingTeamwork

Languages:English

Tech Stack:DSCTGARheometersFTIRSEMEDSMicrometersCalipers

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