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Mechanical Engineer (Starshield)

SpaceX · Hawthorne, CA · On-site

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About SpaceX

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

SpaceX is looking to hire a satellite mechanical and mechanisms engineer to work with a brilliant and passionate team of engineers. You will own the design and development responsibilities over our complex mechanisms and mechanical systems. You will have the opportunity to work on the architecture, simulation, and controls of electromechanical systems for the world’s most cutting-edge satellites. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in an engineering or STEM discipline
  • Experience with CAD or FEA software packages (can be in a professional, academic, entrepreneurial, or hobby setting)
  • 1+ years of experience with mechanical and/or electromechanical design and analysis (internship and extracurricular experience are applicable)
  • 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
  • An active clearance may provide the opportunity for you to work on sensitive SpaceX missions, if so, you will be subject to pre-employment drug and random drug and alcohol testing
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.

Starshield leverages SpaceX’s Starlink technology and launch capability to support national security efforts. While Starlink is designed for consumer and commercial use, Starshield is designed for government use, with an initial focus on earth observation, communications, and hosted payloads.

SpaceX is looking to hire a satellite mechanical and mechanisms engineer to work with a brilliant and passionate team of engineers. You will own the design and development responsibilities over our complex mechanisms and mechanical systems. You will have the opportunity to work on the architecture, simulation, and controls of electromechanical systems for the world’s most cutting-edge satellites.

  • Own hardware and mechanisms from conceptual design through volume production and on-orbit operations to support various customers’ needs
  • Develop design criteria, collaborate on requirements, and drive system-level...

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Starshield Hardware Engineering

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