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Mechanisms Engineer (starship)

SpaceX
Location
Hawthorne, California
Work mode
On-site
Type
full time
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[ About this role ]

SpaceX is hiring a Mechanisms Engineer for their Starship program in Hawthorne, California. This role involves designing, analyzing, and validating mechanical systems and actuators for Starship and Super Heavy vehicles, focusing on rapid reusability. Responsibilities include driving design, partnering with other engineering disciplines, conducting reviews, managing integration teams, and diagnosing vehicle mechanisms.

Skills and focus areas

  • mechanical systems
  • actuators
  • design
  • analysis
  • validation
  • integration
  • ground testing
  • flight testing
  • hardware building

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