SpaceX

Mechanical Engineer, User Products (Starshield)

Job Description

Posted on: 
2025-05-02

Responsibilities

  • Own hardware from conceptual design through production and in-flight operations.
  • Develop design criteria and collaborate on requirements for system-level optimization.
  • Rapidly iterate on designs and analysis to guide product direction.
  • Drive design for manufacturability (DFM) to enhance design elegance and production efficiency.
  • Generate detailed production and integration drawings and perform tolerance stack-up analysis.
  • Establish an efficient product lifecycle balancing cost, complexity, and quality.
  • Perform environmental and performance testing on hardware to validate compliance with design criteria.

Job Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in an engineering or STEM discipline.
  • 1+ years of experience in mechanical and/or electromechanical design and analysis.
  • Experience with CAD or FEA software packages.
  • Solid understanding and application of GD&T.
  • Demonstrated ability to own hardware or systems within an integrated engineering team.
  • Self-motivated with strong organizational and communication skills.
  • Proficient in 3D CAD (NX preferred).
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