Additive Manufacturing Engineer (Raptor)

SpaceX•Hawthorne, CA

2h•$100,000 - $135,000

About The Position

The Additive Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for design, development, and testing of all facets of the additive process with a focus on machines, software, part design and analysis, and additive techniques.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
1+ years of professional hands-on fabrication, assembly, testing, and/or project management experience

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in aeronautical, astronautical, or mechanical engineering
Experience with operating additive machines, including parameter development and process control
Experience with trouble shooting/repairing machines.
Knowledge of various additive and subtractive manufacturing and joining techniques for metals
Solid understanding of optics and lasers
Knowledge of relevant aerospace design and test specifications, such as SMC-S-016, NASA-STD-5009, AIAA-S-080, and NASA-STD-5017
Familiarity with common engineering materials properties (strength, life, thermal, fluid compatibility etc.) and processing attributes particularly for titanium or nickel-based alloys
Ability to perform trade studies using first principles and engineering fundamentals
Proficient in basic principles of compressible and incompressible flow, thermodynamics, thermochemistry, mechanics, materials, and electrical circuits
Hands-on experience with aerospace component or fluid system testing, including pressure, hot-fire, and environmental testing
Excellent communication skills and ability to succinctly present recommendations
Passion for advancing the commercial space industry and human spaceflight
Able to work well in an integrated collaborative team environment
Highly self-motivated and able to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment

Responsibilities

Drive and identify projects to make the printer platforms more robust and repeatable based on machine issues, failed builds, and sensor monitoring/in process data acquisition
Be an active contributor within a team of engineers who perform the design, development, and testing of all facets of the additive process using powder-bed and powder-fed approaches
Continually identify and implement process improvement efforts on every step of the additive process
Advise and collaborate with the design team to incorporate and optimize features for additive manufacturing
Generate/optimize build files to produce high quality parts in minimum time with maximum consistency
Work with materials engineers to investigate properties, geometric accuracy, and surface finish results to develop optimal print parameters, heat treatments, and design allowable for existing and new alloys
Develop and maintain systems to efficiently collect and analyze process data while minimizing collection/entry burden
Develop and document best practices on new equipment and processes
Identify and implement safety improvements throughout the additive manufacturing process