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 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.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering
- 1+ years of experience with mechanical or electromechanical design and analysis (internships and student project experience qualify)
- Extended hours and weekend work may be required to support critical project and mission milestones
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.
The Starship Avionics team is responsible for designing a Starship avionics system that is optimized for high reliability at a low mass and cost. Our charter is to develop highly producible mechanical designs and packaging solutions that protect our electronics from the harsh mechanical and thermal environments of launch vehicle operations.
- Design packaging solutions for electro-mechanical assemblies
- Thermal, structural, and tolerance analysis for electro-mechanical assemblies using both hand calculations and finite element analysis
- Participate in initial mechanical design, 3D modeling, creation of production drawings and maintenance of design data
- Failure analysis of components as it relates to thermal, loads, vibration and shock
- Interface with machine shops and production teams to ensure final designs can be produced in accordance with overall project goals
- Own the hardware delivery timeline...
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