New Graduate Engineer, Mechanical (Starship)

The role

Mechanical engineers design, analyze, and build hardware for Starship and Super Heavy vehicles. This includes working on launch vehicles, launch pads, and production lines.

What you will do

• Own the design and development of next generation launch vehicles, launch pad and production lines
• Transform system requirements into hardware concepts and trade implementation and architecture options
• Perform hand calculations and FEA to develop, assess, and optimize designs
• Rapidly iterate on manufacturing processes and development testing in a fast-paced environment
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure hardware integrates with all Starship systems
• Participate in design reviews internally and with suppliers and customers
• Partner with engineering and production teams to generate ideas, designs, and improvements
• Own large business outcomes

Required qualifications

• Graduating with a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or PhD in 2027
• Degree in an engineering discipline or physics
• 1+ years of mechanical or fluids design, analysis, or build experience via project team, research, internships, and/or professional experience
• Ability to work extended hours and weekends as necessary
• Ability and willingness to relocate to Starbase, TX (Brownsville, TX area)
• Stand: Up to 3 hours per day
• Sit: Up to 6 hours per day
• Push/Pull: Up to 50lbs. (unassisted) Up to 15 minutes per day
• Overhead reach: Up to 3 hours per day
• Walk: Up to 3 hours per day
• Lift/Carry: Up to 25lbs. (unassisted) Up to 15 minutes per day
• Climb (ladder/stairs): Up to 1 hour per day

Nice to have

• Strong ability to use data and analysis to make fast data-driven decisions
• Ability to perform trade studies and make clear recommendations using first principles and engineering fundamentals
• Experience working at a nimble engineering organization or in a highly technical position
• Excelled in ultra-competitive environments
• Experience building hardware or have a passion for contributing to a work product that operates in the real world
• Succeeded in multiple endeavors at once
• Demonstrated rapid growth
• Demonstrated resilience and the ability to overcome failure or extreme odds

Before you apply

• 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
• Candidate may be required to complete a pre-employment questionnaire and/or physical to confirm capabilities, which may include a medical history review

About the company

SpaceX is developing technologies to enable human life on Mars. The company is building high performance flight hardware, a high-volume rocket production line, and a launch system.