Manufacturing Engineer (Raptor Combustion Devices Machining)

SpaceX•Hawthorne, CA

About The Position

As a Manufacturing Engineer for Raptor machining, you will influence, scale, and solve challenging production problems involving Raptor machined piece parts and processing. The role involves designing for manufacturing and conceptualizing and implementing full-scale machining production processes for critical hardware while meeting production-rate and cost goals. The position focuses specifically on valve, turbopump, thrust chamber, or injector hardware and requires collaboration across manufacturing, design, machining, technician, and quality teams in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline or physics.
At least 1 year of experience in a manufacturing environment; student project team and internship experience qualifies.
Ability to stand for long durations and work hands-on with hardware on the production floor.
Comfort with stooping, bending, and standing.
Position may require occasional travel, long hours, or weekend work.
To meet ITAR requirements, must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or be eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations.

Nice To Haves

Strong experience with machining concepts, problems, and hardware production.
Ability and desire to work in a fast-paced, problem-solving environment.
Experience in a design or product development engineering role.
Master's degree in mechanical, manufacturing, or aerospace engineering.
Ability to work on multiple projects and initiatives in parallel.
Experience with mechanical component or tooling design and analysis using 3D computer-aided design.
Experience developing processes from R&D through volume manufacturing.
Experience writing work instructions and procedures for critical aerospace parts.
Experience in an aerospace production environment.

Responsibilities

Identify, develop, and implement machining processes to improve engine cost, quality, and production rate, focusing on valve, turbopump, thrust chamber, or injector hardware.
Work with manufacturing and design engineers, machinists, technicians, and quality teams to establish robust processes and quickly resolve production problems.
Partner with design to identify and implement design-for-manufacturing updates at the piece-part and system levels, and manage changes into production.
Implement machining process controls that enable lights-out production and use technologies and programming strategies to reduce in-cycle intervention.
Own quality for assigned parts or part families, understand quality requirements, and lead projects that ensure dimensions meet requirements with low overhead.
Move machining processes toward a statistically controlled environment and develop tools to demonstrate process capability.
Oversee the full machining process, including fixture design and manufacturing, CAM programming and refinement, cutting-tool selection, and inspection and buyoff methods.
Continuously improve processes, parts, and operations to make engine hardware more manufacturable and reliable.
Coordinate with production to deliver assigned hardware on time or ahead of schedule.
Oversee the introduction and implementation of new products and revisions, often handling multiple at once.

Benefits

Potential eligibility for 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.
Medical coverage.
Vision coverage.
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.
May accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation.
Eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year.
Paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy.