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
The Raptor Avionics team is responsible for the design, manufacturing and test of all the avionics installed on Raptor engines. As propulsion engineer on the Raptor avionics manufacturing team, you will be working to development, qualification, automation various manufacturing and test processes as well as scale up our in-house production capability across a wide range of avionics hardware including PCBAs, sensors, harnessing, and more. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline
- 1+ years of experience working within a manufacturing environment (internships may be included)
- This is a hands-on position that will require standing for long durations of your day and working directly with hardware on the floor
- Position may require occasional travel, long hours, or weekend work
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 Raptor Avionics team is responsible for the design, manufacturing and test of all the avionics installed on Raptor engines. As propulsion engineer on the Raptor avionics manufacturing team, you will be working to development, qualification, automation various manufacturing and test processes as well as scale up our in-house production capability across a wide range of avionics hardware including PCBAs, sensors, harnessing, and more.
- Build the line that builds the parts.
- Develop and qualify manufacturing processes necessary for avionics production. Question requirements, delete parts & processes, simplify & optimize, accelerate, and automate
- Maintain a sense of holistic ownership over the production line, including process consistency, quality, tooling, capital equipment, ergonomics, and safety
- Create and maintain production work instructions, training documents and maintenance planning
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