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
Our Starship Materials Engineering team serves as experts in various materials disciplines for the broader company and works to make the best rockets and spacecraft in the world. As a member of this team, you will constantly improve the materials and processes that make Starship possible—from production through flight, maintenance, and reuse. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in materials engineering or other engineering discipline with emphasis on materials
- 5+ years of professional work experience in a materials engineering related role
- Extended hours and weekend work may be required to support critical project and mission milestones
- Up to 10% domestic travel is expected
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.
Our Starship Materials Engineering team serves as experts in various materials disciplines for the broader company and works to make the best rockets and spacecraft in the world. As a member of this team, you will constantly improve the materials and processes that make Starship possible—from production through flight, maintenance, and reuse. This role applies materials engineering across the Starship program, developing and qualifying materials and processes for reliability in extreme environments on both new vehicles and those returning from flight.
You will apply special processing of metals—including plate, bar, and sheet processing, casting, forging, coatings, and heat treating—to the design, build, maintenance, and refurbishment of Starship hardware. If your goal is to make an impact at the cutting edge of materials and manufacturing technologies, this is the role for you.
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