Regulatory Affairs Engineer

The role

This person supports Falcon, Dragon, and Starfall programs in FAA launch and reentry licensing and regulatory affairs. They demonstrate compliance with U.S. government requirements and work with SpaceX engineers and various regulators.

What you will do

• Support interactions with FAA, DoD, NASA, USCG, FCC, and other agencies regarding licenses and compliance.
• Maintain Falcon and Dragon vehicle operator licenses and submit modifications.
• Support Starfall reentry vehicle licensing.
• Prepare, track, and transmit mission-specific deliverables and licensing materials.
• Assist with regulatory compliance and certification for Falcon, Dragon, and Starfall Engineering.
• Create, coordinate, and organize information across multiple SpaceX disciplines.
• Interact with Flight Reliability, System Safety, Change Engineering, Trajectory Analysis, and Chief Engineering teams.
• Participate in pre-flight and pre-reentry readiness reviews.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline
• 1+ years of experience in a system design, manufacturing, or test engineering role
• Must be available to work extended hours, and weekends as needed
• 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.

Nice to have

• Master's degree in an engineering, physical science, or space policy discipline
• Systems engineering or system safety engineering education and experience
• Project management skills
• Experience with multi-system engineering design
• Experience coordinating across responsible engineers and technical areas
• Ability to work well in an integrated collaborative team environment
• Excellent communication and writing skills
• General familiarity with spacecraft flight disciplines
• Highly self-motivated with strong organizational skills
• Ability to quickly grasp knowledge of diverse hardware and analyses

Benefits

• Company stock or long-term cash awards
• Potential discretionary bonuses
• 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
• Various other discounts and perks
• 3 weeks of paid vacation
• 10 or more paid holidays per year
• Paid sick leave

Before you apply

• 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 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.