Build Engineer (Starship Mechanisms)
About The Position
The Starship Mechanisms Engineering teams work with design and drive tooling and automation, manufacturing, assembly, testing, and integration of the most powerful rocket ever built. Innovation, high production rate, and build precision are core principles in our endeavor to place humans on the surface of the Moon, Mars, and beyond. You can make it possible by partnering with designers and production teams to develop structures, tools, mechanisms, aerodynamic control surfaces, and thermal protection systems that can be manufactured at unprecedented rates and low cost. Apply your creative thinking and problem-solving skills in a fast-paced development environment, eliminating critical production bottlenecks and accelerating the Starship program by being integral to one of the most challenging and exciting engineering projects in history.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline, or physics.
- 1+ years of hands on experience driving the design, development and manufacturing (internship, personal projects, and academic project team experience is applicable).
Nice To Haves
- Leadership or mentorship experience and the ability to effectively communicate and build strong relationships with all levels in the organization (technicians, engineers, exec team).
- Experience in build/test development and on-time delivery of new hardware.
- Experience with manufacturing processes, including but not limited to fabrication, welding, machining, or assembly.
- Solid understanding and application of GD&T.
- Analytical/scientific programming experience (i.e. Python, Matlab, Excel).
Responsibilities
- Develop production procedures/processes and manage the transition of parts and assemblies from development to production.
- Review CAD models to ensure designs are optimized and efficient.
- Design the factory and process to deliver state-of-the-art hardware for Starship and Super Heavy.
- Integrate subsystems into full vehicle assemblies.
- Design tools for manufacturing.
- Own high-level project management.
- Develop and execute test procedures.
- Question assembly/test requirements, delete parts and manufacturing processes, simplify/optimize production flow, accelerate production, and cut-in targeted automation.
- Implement linear production flow, visual indicators of bottlenecks/stock-outs, and product-specific build/test cells for low-intervention production.
- Partner with other teams to generate ideas, designs, and improvements for current and next-generation vehicles.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
- Access to a 401(k) retirement plan
- Short and long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Various other discounts and perks
- 3 weeks of paid vacation
- 10 or more paid holidays per year
- Paid sick leave
- Long-term incentives, in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards
- Potential discretionary bonuses
- Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
