Additive Manufacturing Engineer (Raptor)

The role

The Additive Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for the design, development, and testing of all facets of the additive process. This includes focusing on machines, software, part design and analysis, and additive techniques.

What you will do

• Drive and identify projects to make printer platforms more robust and repeatable
• Contribute to the design, development, and testing of the additive process using powder-bed and powder-fed approaches
• Identify and implement process improvement efforts
• Advise and collaborate with the design team to optimize features for additive manufacturing
• Generate and optimize build files
• Work with materials engineers to develop optimal print parameters, heat treatments, and design allowable
• Develop and maintain systems to collect and analyze process data
• Develop and document best practices on new equipment and processes
• Identify and implement safety improvements

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
• 1+ years of professional hands-on fabrication, assembly, testing, and/or project management experience
• 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 the U.S. Department

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in aeronautical, astronautical, or mechanical engineering
• Experience with operating additive machines, including parameter development and process control
• Experience with trouble shooting/repairing machines
• Knowledge of various additive and subtractive manufacturing and joining techniques for metals
• Solid understanding of optics and lasers
• Knowledge of relevant aerospace design and test specifications, such as SMC-S-016, NASA-STD-5009, AIAA-S-080, and NASA-STD-5017
• Familiarity with common engineering materials properties and processing attributes particularly for titanium or nickel-based alloys
• Ability to perform trade studies using first principles and engineering fundamentals
• Proficient in basic principles of compressible and incompressible flow, thermodynamics, thermochemistry, mechanics, materials, and electrical circuits
• Hands-on experience with aerospace component or fluid system testing, including pressure, hot-fire, and environmental testing

Benefits

• Company stock or long-term cash awards
• Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Comprehensive 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 (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligibl

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.