Manufacturing Engineer, Machining (Starship)

The role

You will develop in-house machining capability for Starship components and deliver precision piece parts to factory assembly areas. You will own the relationship between engineering and production teams and provide input into the design and development of hardware.

What you will do

• Develop machining capability in-house for Starship components
• Analyze piece parts and assemblies for DFM
• Maintain a close feedback loop with downstream operations
• Review quality concerns from piece part inspection and sign off on out of tolerance conditions
• Identify, recommend, procure, and install machine shop equipment
• Ensure all equipment is thoroughly maintained and calibrated
• Responsible for cost optimization and cost reduction initiatives
• Develop, evaluate, and improve manufacturing and fabrication methodologies and techniques
• Recommend and implement improvements in sequence of operations and equipment utilization
• Collaborate with other SpaceX machine shop facilities

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline or physics
• 1+ years of machine shop experience
• Available to work long hours and weekends as needed
• Must be comfortable stooping, bending, and standing
• Lift/Carry: Up to 25lbs. (unassisted) 1-2 hours per day

Nice to have

• Master's degree
• Experience setting up and operating state-of-the art machining equipment
• Well versed in standard machine shop manufacturing processes and set ups
• Experience operating CNCs, conventional lathe and mill machines, and other machine shop equipment
• Demonstrated proficiency in CNC programming (lathes and mills)
• Well versed in GD&T and inspection procedures
• Highly experienced with a variety of precision conventional and advance metrology systems (photogrammetry, CMMs, 3D imaging)

Benefits

• Company stock or long-term cash awards
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Medical, vision, and dental coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Short and long term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• 3 weeks of paid vacation
• 10 or more paid holidays per year
• Paid sick leave

Before you apply

• Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful, permanent resident, Refugee, or Asylee, or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State

About the company

SpaceX is actively developing technologies to enable human life on Mars. The company aims to make a future where humanity is out exploring the stars possible.