About the company
SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.
Job Summary
RESPONSIBILITIES:
šDrive improvements to vehicle design by being closely integrated with hardware teams. šProvide critical peer review and approval of hardware designs during design reviews; confirm acceptance and qualification test campaigns. šDrive the development of tools and methods to ensure accurate and well-disseminated design criteria. šEnsure a cohesive evolution of designs and operations across the different technical teams: avionics, propulsion, structures, launch, manufacturing, analysis, and test. šWork with a team to perform rapid conceptual design, analysis, and testing cycles on development hardware (may include CAD modeling and testing oversight as needed). šDerive hardware capabilities enabling operational adaptability while staying within hardware limits.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
šBachelor's degree in an engineering discipline. š2+ years of professional experience in an engineering role.
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
šExperience with aerospace structure systems: design, analysis, testing, and fabrication for use in high-performance or safety critical applications. šExperience with fatigue, vibration, and thermal testing of mechanical assemblies šHands-on experience with various industry standard manufacturing tools, techniques and processes, including mills, lathes, electronics assembly, composite layup, etc. šExperience with material selection and make vs. buy decisions for system components. šExperience with solid modeling (Siemens NX) and finite element analysis software (FEMAP). šExperience performing closed-form and numerical stress analysis, simulations of dynamic systems, and fluid systems analysis. šScripting and data analysis experience using Visual Basic, Matlab, Python, and Excel.