Space Exploration Technologies-posted 26 days ago
$95,000 - $130,000/Yr
Full-time • Entry Level
Hawthorne, CA
5,001-10,000 employees
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

As A Manufacturing Engineer within the Starship Propulsion team, you will be responsible for establishing requirements and developing tooling and processes to enable at-rate production of the most powerful rocket ever made. Your role will focus on integration of avionics, propulsion, and structural assemblies, and you will work with both design engineering and technician teams daily. You will be well-positioned to influence overall vehicle architecture, with a focus on design for reliability and manufacturability.

  • Operate as a systems level engineer to collect production requirements then plan and execute the build, integration, and validation of flight hardware to those requirements
  • Design and implement tooling solutions to eliminate assembly error, improve quality, and accelerate build
  • Automate novel processes to ensure repeatability on a large scale production line
  • Prove that a subsystem work center meets cycle time requirements, or own the design change required to meet target cycle time
  • Become a subject matter expert for the build of a vehicle level system like propellant feed systems, turbomachinery, heat exchangers, secondary structures, avionics, etc.
  • Generate and maintain design for manufacturing requirements for the processes used to build mainline systems within Starship and Super Heavy Booster
  • Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline
  • 1+ years of hands-on engineering experience (design teams and previous internships qualify)
  • Master's degree in an engineering discipline
  • 1+ year of system level acceptance test exposure
  • 2+ years of professional experience in the field of aerospace/mechanical engineering
  • 2+ years of experience with GD&T concepts
  • Experience in process development, facility and line layouts, error-proofing, factory optimization, and lean principles
  • Experience with Siemens NX and Teamcenter CAD, PLM, Process Simulate, and other automation systems
  • Prior experience with developing, maintaining and improving propulsion systems, turbomachinery systems, heat exchangers, avionics integration, welding processes, etc.
  • Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
  • 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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