Mechanical Engineer, Electro-Mechanical (Starlink)
About The Position
SpaceX Gateways are responsible for delivering internet from the ground to the satellites – they must be cost effective, capable of high performance in all weather conditions, and reliable over long periods of time. A critical component of the Gateway antenna is the TWT amplifier, which this role is for. The TWTA team is advancing state of the art RF vacuum electronics, building hardware an order of magnitude faster than traditional industry, for an order of magnitude less cost. This role will take full ownership over their hardware: urgently troubleshooting issues, performing hands-on testing to inform development or root cause investigations, implementing design or manufacturing upgrades to improve rate and reliability.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline
- 1+ years of experience designing, building, testing, or troubleshooting hardware via professional work experience, project/research-based student experience, or a combination of both
Nice To Haves
- Demonstrated full-cycle ownership of a hardware project from concept to implementation
- Exhibit a diverse technical knowledge of materials and their processing, with experience in high temperature processing (braze)
- Understanding of fundamental principals in materials science and solid mechanics
- Self-motivated with strong organizational, written, and oral communication skills
Responsibilities
- Design the factory and processes to enable rapid, reliable, and low-cost manufacturing of state of the art vacuum technology
- Work with partner teams to develop novel manufacturing procedures
- Manage new product introduction and develop production processes for TWTA assemblies
- Work with manufacturers and suppliers to implement process improvements to improve reliability
- Collaborate with design teams and provide design feedback to improve manufacturability, cost and reliability
- Perform environmental and performance testing on hardware to validate analysis and demonstrate compliance to design criteria
- Demonstrate extreme ownership of product outcomes at every stage of development and production
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and 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
- 3 weeks of paid vacation
- 10 or more paid holidays per year
- Paid sick time in compliance with state and federal law (for Washington State employees)
- Company shuttles from select Seattle locations to the SpaceX Redmond office
- Long-term incentives, in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards
- Potential discretionary bonuses
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
