New Graduate Engineer, Mechanical

The role

This engineer will focus on test operations and ground support equipment at a test facility. Duties include developing and executing tests, designing and building test stands, and troubleshooting fluid and mechanical systems.

What you will do

• Develop and execute tests at the engine and component level
• Take ownership of test campaigns including plan creation and data review
• Provide daily directions to technicians to fabricate and integrate test articles
• Develop and maintain test procedures, sequences, scripts, and software
• Operate and troubleshoot data acquisition and control systems
• Operate and troubleshoot fluid and mechanical systems
• Automate repetitive test operations
• Analyze, design, and build systems that support testing of flight vehicles and engines
• Drive engineering projects through design reviews and procurement
• Work with technicians to build designs and fix problems

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline or physics
• 1+ years of mechanical and/or fluids engineering experience via project team, research, internships, and/or professional experience
• Graduating with a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or PhD in 2026 or 2027
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Ability to rapidly change roles/responsibilities
• Availability to respond to emergencies
• Availability to work extended hours and weekends
• Ability to perform job duties that require standing, kneeling, crouching, twisting the upper body, working in cramped positions in small openings, and climbing hand over hand
• Ability to lift heavy objects unassisted—up to 25 lbs.
• Ability to work at elevated heights with proper PPE—up to 300 ft.
• Ability to work in extreme outdoor environments
• Ability to work in environments with exposure to fumes, odors, and noise

Nice to have

• Hands-on build—machining, welding, and other fabrication techniques
• Design verification with complex modeling—FEA or CFD
• Intermediate skill level using CAD—Siemens NX
• 3+ years of engineering design experience in an industrial setting or equivalent
• Strong fundamental understanding and intuition for fluid, structural, or mechanical systems
• Critical thinking and problem solving in stressful, dynamic situations
• Positive responses and outcomes to challenges posed by short deadlines
• Creativity to imagine and design for reliability, efficiency, and maintainability from scratch
• Driven approach to addressing challenges and opportunities
• Determining the best solution among several options

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 was founded on the belief that a future where humanity explores the stars is more exciting.