Mechanical Engineer, Optical & Space Lasers Manufacturing (Starlink)

SpaceX • Redmond, WA

10h • $100,000 - $140,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Engineers on this team must have a working knowledge of design, manufacturing, testing, and flight. A successful mechanical engineer demonstrates engineering intuition, critical thinking, and is comfortable working under ambiguous requirements with minimal oversight. Combining these skills, engineers will face challenges across a wide variety of products and subassemblies. This team is frequently asked to tackle new, inter-departmental development projects and the ultimate goal is to deliver the optical assemblies required for our satellites to achieve their mission.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or other engineering discipline
• 1+ years of professional mechanical design or hands-on manufacturing experience (internships/co-ops and club projects can apply)
• Ability to pass Air Force background checks for Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg
• Must be willing to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in mechanical engineering or other engineering discipline
• Experience with integration and testing of optical, mechanical, propulsion, thermal, electrical, and/or structural systems
• Experience working in a laboratory or industrial setting requiring hands-on work, attention to detail, and high regard for safety
• Knowledge of common manufacturing processes and hands-on experience machining parts using standard equipment such as mills, lathes, CNC machines
• Experience with optical and opto-mechanical hardware and systems
• Basic understanding of industrial electrical, control, and instrumentation systems
• Basic proficiency with Python or other programming language
• Documentation and configuration management experience
• Experience writing test plans and procedures and providing go/no-go judgment and rationale
• Experience with Siemens NX and Teamcenter CAD/PDM systems
• Experience applying GD&T
• Demonstrated engineering intuition, critical thinking, and comfort with ambiguity
• Experience working effectively across multi-disciplinary teams
• Desire to work in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

• Manage integration build flow and test operations
• Evaluate proposed designs for manufacturability and integration
• Translate design requirements into test procedures
• Design fixtures, mechanisms, fluid systems and other types of hardware to support safe, efficient, and reliable testing of satellite systems
• Create detailed documentation for test systems including engineering drawings and schematics
• Utilize hand calculations and tools such as FEA to inform and validate design decisions
• Interface with both engineers and technicians to optimize manufacturing, testing, and automation
• Develop and refine testing and manufacturing assembly procedures based on lessons learned
• Enable day-to-day execution of product integration and test flow
• Evaluate non-conformances to determine root cause and create actionable items and system improvements
• Work with upstream and downstream partner teams to drive improvements at the system level
• Review data to understand and validate performance of manufacturing and test systems
• Balance multiple high-priority projects through effective time management and communication
• Demonstrate extreme ownership of all project phases from initial concept to final commissioning and operation

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
• Company shuttles are offered to employees for roundtrip travel from select Seattle locations to the SpaceX Redmond office Monday to Friday.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level