Mechanical Integration & Test Engineer, User Products (Starshield)

SpaceX • Hawthorne, CA

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About The Position

SpaceX is hiring a Mechanical Integration & Test Engineer for its Starshield User Products team. Integration and Test Engineers generate and interpret manufacturing and test procedures for Starshield user products, including user terminals, ground stations, and gateways. The role requires working knowledge of design, schematics, operations, manufacturing, and testing, and involves tackling a variety of work-center challenges and interdepartmental development projects. The team’s goal is to ensure that satellites and customers achieve their missions.

This is a hands-on role involving close collaboration with engineers and technicians. Some travel to other SpaceX sites may be required, up to 10%. Employees must be willing to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed to meet mission-critical deadlines. The work may require standing for up to four hours at a time, climbing ladders, stooping, bending, crawling, and working in tight spaces. Applicants must meet U.S. export-control eligibility requirements or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations. An active clearance may lead to work on sensitive missions and, when applicable, pre-employment and random drug and alcohol testing.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.
• At least 1 year of design and/or hands-on manufacturing experience. Internships, collegiate engineering projects such as Formula SAE or Baja SAE, and professional industry experience are considered.
• Willingness to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed to meet mission-critical deadlines.
• Ability to meet U.S. export-control eligibility requirements or be eligible to obtain required authorizations.

Nice To Haves

• Ability and willingness to obtain a Top Secret clearance.
• Master's degree in an engineering discipline.
• Experience with MATLAB, Python, or another programming language.
• Experience integrating and testing propulsion, thermal, electrical, and/or structural systems.
• Experience integrating avionics systems.
• Documentation and configuration management experience.
• Experience writing test plans and procedures, and providing go/no-go judgments and rationale.
• Experience in a production environment.
• Demonstrated engineering intuition, critical thinking, and comfort with ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Manage integration build flow and test operations.
• Evaluate proposed designs for manufacturability and integration.
• Work with engineers and technicians to optimize manufacturing and automation.
• Develop and refine manufacturing assembly procedures based on lessons learned.
• Enable day-to-day execution of the vehicle integration and test flow.
• Evaluate non-conformances to determine root cause and create actionable items and system improvements.

Benefits

• Long-term incentives in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards may be available.
• Potential discretionary bonuses.
• Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Comprehensive medical coverage.
• Vision coverage.
• Dental coverage.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Paid parental leave.
• Various other discounts and perks.
• Accrual of 3 weeks of paid vacation.
• 10 or more paid holidays per year.
• Paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy.

What This Job Offers

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