Integration & Test Engineer (Composites Test)
About The Position
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. INTEGRATION & TEST ENGINEER (COMPOSITES TEST) Join the Composites Test group as a Test Engineer developing SpaceX's newest and most exciting products. The Composites Test is a fast-paced development focused group that aims to reduce production time and increase safety and reliability by designing efficient and effective equipment and processes to support new structures, components, and mechanisms.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.
- 1+ years of experience as a test or manufacturing engineer.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in a high-paced production environment.
- Demonstrates engineering intuition, critical thinking, and comfort with ambiguity.
- Documentation and configuration management experience.
- Proficiency in Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing.
- Experience interacting with CAD software and basic analysis programs.
- Experience performing finite element analysis (FEA).
- Hands-on design and fabrication experience.
- Basic programming skills (Python, JavaScript, and HTML/CSS).
- Experience testing propulsion, thermal, electrical and/or large structural systems.
- Experience writing test plans, procedures and providing go/no-go judgment and rationale.
- Data acquisition and controls experience.
- Demonstrated ability to drive projects to completion.
Responsibilities
- Create test stand, equipment, and process concepts.
- Create fabrication drawings, wiring schematics, and instrumentation lists.
- Design and analyze structures, fluid systems, and mechanisms.
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team (design, build, and reliability engineers) to ensure new designs are streamlined for efficient manufacturing.
- Supervise the integration of test stands and equipment including fabrication, mechanical assembly, and data/control systems.
- Operate test stands with great attention to detail (tests have very little margin for error, so attention to detail is a crucial and essential characteristic of a development test engineer).
- Develop manufacturing processes, and write detailed technical instructions to ensure hardware follows highest possible processing standards.
- Refine existing hardware and procedures for existing products based on lessons learned and product changes.
- Collaborate with highly skilled technicians to evaluate and resolve non-conformances by creating actionable items that systematically improve reliability and eliminate root causes.
- Manage several priorities and projects at the same time.
Benefits
- Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks.
- You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year.
- Employees accrue paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy which satisfies or exceeds the accrual, carryover, and use requirements of the law.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Industry
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
