Mechanical Engineer, Mechanisms (Crew Starship)

The role

You will design and build spacecraft systems for Crew Starship missions. This includes owning hardware from initial design requirements through prototype, qualification, and integration.

What you will do

• Own the design, analysis, and manufacturing of next generation structures and mechanisms for Starship vehicles
• Perform hand calculations and FEA to develop, assess, and optimize designs
• Rapidly iterate on manufacturing processes and development testing
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure hardware integrates with Starship systems
• Lead design reviews internally and externally with suppliers and customers
• Negotiate complex trade studies to optimize for cost, schedule, safety, and performance
• Be responsible for project delivery timeline from early design through production, launch, and recovery

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline
• 1+ years of experience with mechanical design and analysis (internship and extracurricular experience qualifies)
• Willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed to support critical milestones
• Occasional travel to other SpaceX work sites

Nice to have

• 3+ years of professional experience in mechanical design and analysis
• Demonstrated understanding of structural analysis and failure modes of complex mechanical systems
• Strong ability to use data and analysis to make fast data-driven decisions
• Experience with structures and mechanisms in aerospace or aviation industries
• Ability to perform trade studies using first principles and engineering fundamentals
• Experienced in Siemens NX, Ansys, and/or Abaqus
• Solid understanding and application of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T)
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience at a nimble engineering organization or in a highly technical position
• Leadership experience on an engineering or project team

Before you apply

• Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from

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. The company is developing technologies to enable human life on Mars.