Thermal Engineer, Analysis (Starshield)

SpaceX • Hawthorne, CA

118d • $95,000 - $130,000 • Onsite

About The Position

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars. THERMAL ENGINEER, ANALYSIS (STARSHIELD) Starshield leverages SpaceX's Starlink technology and launch capability to support national security efforts. While Starlink is designed for consumer and commercial use, Starshield is designed for government use, with an initial focus on earth observation, communications, and hosted payloads. As a Thermal Engineer, you are responsible for the thermal design, test, and validation of vehicles and hardware. You will make engineering decisions to improve the vehicles and increase the overall hardware performance to help achieve our goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline
• 1+ years of experience using scientific programming languages such as MATLAB, Python (internship or project team experience can supplement for industry experience)

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in an engineering discipline
• Experience with Thermal Desktop and ANSYS Workbench
• Experience with 3D and reduced-order thermal modeling
• Ability to identify sizing cases and quickly evaluate the impact of design decisions
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to deliver against an aggressive schedule
• Active Top Secret or Top Secret SCI clearance OR willingness to pursue one is preferred

Responsibilities

• Thermal design of spacecraft, launch vehicles, and hardware, from initial high-level analysis down to validation of performance with ground tests, flight, and orbital data
• Automate workflow to reduce engineering investment in the design cycle
• Pursue performance/robustness improvements
• Pursue operational simplicity and seek to reduce burden on other groups at SpaceX
• Produce quality documentation of your work to reduce miss-rate and improve efficiency
• Review peer work

Benefits

• Pay Range: Thermal Engineer/Level I: $95,000.00 - $115,000.00/per year
• Thermal Engineer/Level II: $110,000.00 - $130,000.00/per year
• 10% differential for those with an active TS/ SCI clearance, up to an additional $15,000 annually
• Long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards
• Potential discretionary bonuses
• Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan
• Short & long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• 3 weeks of paid vacation
• 10 or more paid holidays per year
• 5 days of sick leave per year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree