Mechanical Engineer, Mechanisms (Crew Starship)

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
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After 50 years, humankind will once again return to the surface of the moon using SpaceX's new vehicle, Crew Starship (also known as HLS or the Human Landing System) - this time for good. Starship will usher in the next era of crewed spaceflight and exploration, ultimately allowing us to establish permanent communities on the Moon, Mars, and beyond. As a Mechanical Engineer on the Crew Starship team, you will design and build spacecraft systems that are critical to the success and safety of future astronauts. Disciplines within this team include primary and secondary structures, mechanisms, and crew-interfacing hardware. Your design solutions will be driven by all future Crew Starship missions (Lunar, Mars, etc.). This role requires full hardware ownership, from initial design requirements and concepts all the way through design, analysis, prototype, qualification, and integration.

  • Own the design, analysis, and manufacturing of next generation structures and mechanisms for Starship vehicles needed for long duration and landing missions (examples include the solar deploy system, landing legs, and lunar elevator)
  • Perform hand calculations and FEA to develop, assess, and optimize designs
  • Rapidly iterate on manufacturing processes and development testing in a fast-paced environment
  • Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure hardware integrates with Starship systems and supports necessary mission operations
  • Lead design reviews internally and externally with suppliers and customers (e.g., NASA)
  • Negotiate complex trade studies to optimize for cost, schedule, safety, and performance, among other considerations
  • Be responsible for project delivery timeline from early design through production, launch, and recovery
  • Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline
  • 1+ years of experience with mechanical design and analysis (internship and extracurricular experience qualifies)
  • 3+ years of professional experience in mechanical design and analysis
  • Demonstrated understanding of structural analysis and failure modes of complex mechanical systems
  • Strong ability to use data and analysis to make fast data-driven decisions
  • Experience with structures and mechanisms in aerospace or aviation industries
  • Ability to perform trade studies using first principles and engineering fundamentals to make clear recommendations even with partial information
  • Experienced in Siemens NX, Ansys, and/or Abaqus
  • Solid understanding and application of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T)
  • Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) and ability to succinctly present recommendations to other engineers, stakeholders, management, and executive staff
  • Experience at a nimble engineering organization or in a highly technical position that required a scrappy, entrepreneurial manner to accomplish tasks with tight time or budget constraints
  • Leadership experience on an engineering or project team
  • Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. 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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