Sr. Mechanical Engineer (Optical Production)

Who you are

You have a Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a related discipline and bring over 5 years of professional experience in mechanical engineering. Your expertise includes design, manufacturing, testing, and flight, allowing you to tackle complex engineering challenges with confidence. You possess strong engineering intuition and critical thinking skills, enabling you to work effectively under ambiguous requirements with minimal oversight. Your collaborative nature allows you to interface seamlessly with both engineers and technicians, optimizing manufacturing and automation processes. You are comfortable managing integration build flow and test operations, ensuring that all components meet the required specifications.

Desirable

Experience with optical systems or satellite technology is a plus, as is familiarity with advanced manufacturing techniques. You thrive in a fast-paced environment and are eager to take on new inter-departmental development projects. Your ability to evaluate proposed designs for manufacturability and integration will be crucial in this role, as will your skills in developing and refining manufacturing assembly procedures based on lessons learned.

What you'll do

In this role, you will manage the integration build flow and test operations for optical assemblies required for SpaceX satellites. You will evaluate proposed designs for manufacturability and integration, ensuring that all components are optimized for production. Your responsibilities will include interfacing with engineers and technicians to drive improvements at the system level, as well as developing and refining manufacturing assembly procedures based on lessons learned. You will enable day-to-day execution of product integration and test flow, evaluating non-conformances to determine root causes and create actionable items for system improvements. Your work will directly contribute to the success of SpaceX's mission to enable human life on Mars.

What we offer

At SpaceX, you will be part of a team dedicated to pushing the boundaries of technology and innovation. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, along with opportunities for professional growth and development. You will work alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry, contributing to projects that have a real impact on the future of humanity. Join us in our mission to explore the stars and make life multi-planetary.