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.
STRUCTURES ENGINEER (STARSHIP)
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
- Validate your designs by building development articles to test individual joints and design elements for strength
- Perform structural testing on subassemblies and full sections of the airframe
- Partner with build engineers and technicians to improve your designs
- Support the assembly of your hardware in the factory, witness your designs being brought to life daily, and watch them take flight and make history
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BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering
- 1+ years of engineering experience designing, analyzing, or building structures (internship and school projects experience qualify)
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Experience and passion for creating, tinkering, taking things apart, and building them again
- Ability to communicate mission-critical messaging effectively, explain complex topics succinctly, and ask questions to verify or defend technical rational
- Demonstrated experience driving and delivering significant outcomes
- Proven application of passion and curiosity to learn, build, and complete impactful projects.
- Experience transitioning products from design to manufacturing and optimizing for high-volume
- Proven experience designing metallic structures, ideally stainless-steel
- Ability to make informed executive decisions
- Experience leading or working on an engineering competition team, i.e. Formula SAE, Baja SAE, RoboSub, Combat Robotics or similar
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Must be available to work extended hours and weekends as needed
ITAR REQUIREMENTS:
- To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.
SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
Applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX’s Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should reach out to EEOCompliance@spacex.com.