Manufacturing Engineer (Raptor Final Assembly & Tube Shop)

SpaceX•Hawthorne, CA

11d•$100,000 - $160,000

About The Position

SpaceX is hiring a Manufacturing Engineer for its Raptor Final Assembly & Tube Shop production area. The role oversees engine build and test processes and develops, qualifies, and refines assembly processes to enable high-volume Raptor engine production. The engineer collaborates with design, build, and reliability engineers, production teams, and external vendors to improve production efficiency and meet schedules. The position works with design engineering to establish design and manufacturing standards that reduce final assembly burden, and owns tooling design, fabrication, qualification, and improvement. It also addresses build issues and nonconforming conditions, performs root cause analysis, and implements corrective actions. The engineer improves production cost, quality, and efficiency and establishes standard practices, troubleshooting guides, repair procedures, and planning-document reviews. The role requires working directly with hardware on the production floor for extended periods. Extended hours and weekend work may be required. SpaceX provides a pay range of $100,000–$130,000 for Level 1 and $115,000–$160,000 for Level 2; actual level and salary are determined case by case based on job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience. Additional compensation may include company stock or long-term cash awards, discretionary bonuses, and an employee stock purchase plan. Benefits include medical, vision, and dental coverage; a 401(k) plan; short- and long-term disability insurance; life insurance; paid parental leave; discounts and other perks; up to three weeks of accrued paid vacation; 10 or more paid holidays per year; and paid sick leave under company policy. Applicants must meet U.S. export-control eligibility requirements or be eligible to obtain the necessary authorizations.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in mechanical, aerospace, or manufacturing engineering.
At least 1 year of mechanical design and manufacturing experience from industry or collegiate engineering projects such as Formula SAE, Baja SAE, or Design Build Fly.
Ability to work directly with hardware on the floor for extended periods.
Ability to meet U.S. export-control eligibility requirements or be eligible to obtain required authorizations.

Nice To Haves

Experience building and testing fluid and electrical systems and interpreting schematics.
Documentation and configuration management experience.
Experience writing test plans and procedures and providing go/no-go judgments with rationale.
Experience taking products through development to full-volume production.
Understanding of manufacturing processes such as machining, welding, drilling, and automation.
Ability to work with minimal supervision.
Experience with Design for Manufacturability and Assembly.
Experience with NX (UG or equivalent) CAD and GD&T for component and tooling design.
Experience with process development, facility and line layouts, value stream layout, PFMEA, and error proofing.

Responsibilities

Oversee build and test processes for the Raptor Final Assembly & Tube Shop production area.
Develop, qualify, and refine assembly processes to enable high-volume engine production.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams, production teams, and external vendors to improve production efficiency and meet schedules.
Work with design engineering to develop design and manufacturing standards that reduce final assembly burden.
Resolve build issues, disposition nonconforming conditions, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions.
Own tooling design, fabrication, qualification, and improvement based on analysis and data.
Design tooling for new and existing products to support rate production.
Streamline production builds to reduce cost while improving quality and efficiency.
Implement standard practices, troubleshooting guides, and standard repair procedures, including reviewing and approving planning documents.

Benefits

Potential long-term incentives in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards.
Potential discretionary bonuses.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan with the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount.
Medical coverage.
Vision coverage.
Dental coverage.
401(k) retirement plan.
Short- and long-term disability insurance.
Life insurance.
Paid parental leave.
Various discounts and perks.
Up to three weeks of accrued paid vacation.
10 or more paid holidays per year.
Paid sick leave under Company policy.