At a glance
- Experience
- 1+ years experience
- Location
- Hawthorne
About the role
- SpaceX is seeking a satellite mechanical and mechanisms engineer to join the Starshield team, which supports national security efforts through earth observation, communications, and hosted payloads.
- The role involves owning the design, development, and production of complex mechanisms and mechanical systems for cutting-edge satellites.
Responsibilities
- Own hardware and mechanisms from conceptual design through volume production and on-orbit operations.
- Develop design criteria, collaborate on requirements, and drive system-level optimization.
- Rapidly iterate on designs and analysis to inform high-level systems trades and steer product direction.
- Drive holistic DFM to create designs with a focus on piece part and process count reductions and error-proofing.
- Establish an efficient product lifecycle from supply chain through final integration.
- Work closely with partner teams to design and realize an in-house production line.
- Perform environmental and performance testing on hardware to validate analysis and demonstrate compliance.
- Own product delivery timeline through conception, design, assembly, and launch.
- Own product outcomes at every stage of development and production.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in an engineering or STEM discipline.
- Experience with CAD or FEA software packages.
- 1+ years of experience with mechanical and/or electromechanical design and analysis.
- Must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee to conform to ITAR requirements.
- Ability to work long hours and weekends as necessary to meet mission-critical deadlines.
- Ability to travel to SpaceX, vendors, customers, and partner locations as necessary.
Preferred qualifications
- Master’s degree in engineering or a related technical discipline.
- Ability and willingness to obtain a Top Secret clearance.
- Knowledge and application of GD&T.
- Experience owning hardware or systems within an integrated engineering team outside a classroom setting.
- Understanding of structural analysis and failure modes of complex mechanical systems.
Benefits
- Company stock or long-term cash awards
- Discretionary bonuses
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- 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
Workplace
- Role is based in Hawthorne.
- Requires travel to SpaceX, vendors, customers, and partner locations.
Skills
- CAD
- FEA
- GD&T
- Structural Analysis
- Electromechanical Systems
