Mechanical Engineer

Responsibilities

• Develop design concepts from a clean sheet and size vehicle structures based on flight loads
• Collaborate with peers from different vehicle systems to develop designs that balance mass, cost, and capability
• Create detailed designs to implement structural concepts and generate CAD models in NX for components, assemblies, and vehicle integration
• Build finite element models to assess your designs in detail and analyze your structures to prove they meet the needs of the vehicle
• Apply first-order hand calculations and empirical formulas to assess and iterate on your designs rapidly
• Validate your designs by building development articles to test individual joints and design elements for strength
• Perform structural testing on subassemblies and full sections of the airframe
• Partner with build engineers and technicians to improve your designs
• Support the assembly of your hardware in the factory

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering
• 1+ years of engineering experience designing, analyzing, or building structures
• Ability to work extended hours and weekends as necessary
• Ability to travel to Starbase, TX (up to 25% travel may be required)

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong ability to use data and analysis to make fast data-driven decisions
• Strong understanding of engineering fundamentals
• Experience working at a nimble engineering organization
• Experience building hardware
• Experience leading or working on an engineering competition team (e.g., Formula SAE, Baja SAE)

About the Company

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.