BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in physics, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, aerospace engineering, or other engineering discipline
- 1+ years of hands-on build or design experience (internship, club, and competition team experience qualifies)
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team, take initiative, and communicate effectively
- Ability to rapidly change roles/responsibilities while maintaining a high sense of urgency in a high-paced, challenging work environment
- Willingness to perform other related duties to ensure an efficient and effective work environment
- Experience with quick thinking and problem-solving in stressful situations
- Experience solving challenges posed by short deadlines
- Strong fundamental intuition of fluid and/or structural/mechanical systems
- Creativity to imagine and design for reliability, efficiency, and maintainability from scratch
- General hands-on experience with machining, welding, and other fabrication techniques is a plus
- Experience with instrumentation, testing, data review and analysis, verification against a model
- 3+ years of mechanical, fluids, or thermal design experience in an industrial setting or equivalent
- Experience with high-pressure and cryogenic fluid systems and components
- Experience producing drawings for welders and machine shop fabrication
- Collaborative team player, eager to find the best solution while balancing cost and schedule
- Acute attention to detail, ability to see interactions with other systems to avoid problems
- Intermediate skill level using CAD (NX a plus)
- Ability to verify designs with simplified hand calculations; experience in finite element analysis (FEA) or computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is a plus
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) piping and pressure vessel design experience
- Creative and passionate approach to addressing opportunities and challenges, and an enthusiastic, self-motivated, positive can-do attitude
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to respond to emergencies to support priority projects, missions, and launches
- Ability to work extended hours and weekends as needed; flexibility is required
- Ability to work in extreme outdoor environments when needed – heat, cold, wind, rain, etc.
- Ability to work in an environment requiring exposure to fumes, odors, and noise
- Working conditions may be in tight quarters and physical dexterity is required
- Ability to perform job duties that require standing, kneeling, crouching, twisting upper body, working in cramped positions in small openings, and climbing hand over hand
- Ability to lift heavy objects up to 25 lbs. unassisted
- Ability to work on ladders, lifts, and at elevated heights (up to 300 feet) with proper personal protective equipment (PPE)
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
Pay range:
Launch Engineer/Level I: $95,000.00 - $115,000.00/per year
Launch Engineer/Level II: $110,000.00 - $130,000.00/per year
Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.
Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks. You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. Exempt employees are eligible for 5 days of sick leave per year.
ITAR REQUIREMENTS:
- To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, 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 eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.
SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
Applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX’s Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should notify the Human Resources Department at (310) 363-6000.