SpaceX

Mechanical Engineer

• Develop design concepts from a clean sheet and size vehicle structures based on flight loads
• Collaborate with peers from different vehicle systems to balance mass, cost, and capability
• Create detailed designs and generate CAD models in NX for components, assemblies, and vehicle integration
• Build finite element models and analyze structures to verify vehicle requirements
• Apply first-order hand calculations and empirical formulas to assess and iterate designs
• Build development articles to test individual joints and design elements for strength
• Perform structural testing on subassemblies and full airframe sections
• Partner with build engineers and technicians to improve designs
• Support factory assembly of hardware and observe designs through production and flight

Principal Mechanical Engineer – Starship

Engineer

• Develops fluid systems required for higher-performance, highly manufacturable interplanetary vehicles
• Develops the design, operation, and performance of Starship stage propulsion systems
• Owns overall stage propulsion system performance for each vehicle and mission
• Develops and maintains top-level requirements, system design, operation, and component performance
• Develops and maintains thermal/fluid models
• Generates and maintains control system timing, valve sequencing, stage systems mission design, and CONOPs
• Supports production, test, and launch operations across SpaceX facilities
• Reviews and approves stage system checkouts and non-conformance dispositions
• Performs final vehicle inspections before shipment or test
• Generates and maintains stage test plans and supports stage testing, including on-console operations
• Reviews test data, validates stage system performance, and provides final sign-off on system acceptance
• Reviews and approves launch procedures, integration instructions, anomaly resolutions, and flight software
• Supports major launch operations as directed by the launch director
• Reviews launch data, validates flight vehicle performance, and leads stage-related anomaly resolutions and corrective actions

Principal Mechanical Engineer – Starship

Propulsion Engineer, Stage Systems – Starship