SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets. Backed by Kleiner Perkins, a16z and Founders Fund.
About the role
As an engineer within the Materials Engineering department, you will use your knowledge, experience, and creativity to solve difficult material and process challenges to enable highly reliable, low-cost, and continuous access to space, and to ensure safe spaceflight of crew and critical cargo. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor’s degree in materials science and engineering, polymer science, chemical engineering, chemistry, physics, or a STEM field
- 1+ years of hands-on experience in materials characterization, manufacturing, and/or materials development (internship or project experience accepted)
- Able to work longer hours and weekends to support critical needs
- Willingness to travel as needed
More about this role
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.
As an engineer within the Materials Engineering department, you will use your knowledge, experience, and creativity to solve difficult material and process challenges to enable highly reliable, low-cost, and continuous access to space, and to ensure safe spaceflight of crew and critical cargo.
- Own multi-flight qualification and certification of polymeric and elastomeric materials used on Dragon. These materials include structural and non-structural plastics and adhesives, coatings, elastomeric seals, thermal protection systems (TPS), textiles, and composites.
- Provide guidance to engineering and production teams on materials selection, testing and analysis of non-metallic materials
- Lead root cause investigations and failure analysis as a subject matter expert in nonmetallic materials
- Develop innovative material solutions that increase performance life, improve reliability, and reduce refurbishment...
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