Lead Starship Engineer (Ship Vehicle Assembly)
About The Position
The Lead Starship Engineer will be responsible for the production of the Starship airframe weldment. This includes assembling the Integrated Payload Volume, the PEZ, Raceway, Tank Cleaning, and Megabay 2 Stacking. This position will work directly with integration, propulsion, and quality partners in the Starfactory and hand off to airframe integration. Production encompasses a wide range of pressurized components, propulsion systems, structures, avionics, tooling design, and process development. The lead engineer ensures the efficiency, cost, and quality of these systems while developing a team of engineers who own discrete assemblies and project scope. The lead engineer is accountable for scoping the team and growing the depth chart to support new vehicles and ultimately staff the Gigabay.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical, manufacturing, or aerospace engineering
- 2+ years of process development and build experience on integrated assemblies (internship and academic experience not applicable)
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree in engineering discipline
- Experience recruiting, training, and managing a high performing team with wide scope
- Experience with process development, facility and line layouts, and error-proofing
- Experience owning the outcome of large integrated build and test scope, inclusive of both new product introduction and mature build execution
- Experience with fluid dynamics and pressurized components (valves, regulators, tubes, pipes, etc.)
- Experience leading operation-critical part mechanical design, including basic structures, fluids, electrical calculations and design considerations
- Experience with CAD and FEA software packages
- Experience with Unigraphics NX and Teamcenter CAD and PLM systems
- Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a team of build engineers designing the production system
- Mentor and foster the continual technical and professional development of team members
- Develop lean manufacturing processes, factory infrastructure, tools, and documentation to enable efficient and high-rate production
- Work with the design engineering team to drive simplicity into the vehicle systems at a complex level
- Build long-term direction for vehicle architecture and factory infrastructures to meet the evolving needs of the program and company
- Coordinate and execute development, qualification, and acceptance testing of systems and tooling needed to meet hardware deadlines
- Create original CAD models and prints for flight and/or tooling components
- Execute design for manufacturability changes to enhance production efficiency
- Create and maintain build schedules and detailed work instructions
- Develop process parameters, requirements, and drive next generation architectures
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
