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Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer (starfall)

SpaceX
Location
Hawthorne, California
Work mode
Remote
Type
full time
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[ About this role ]

SpaceX is hiring a Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer for the Starfall team in Hawthorne, California. This role involves designing structures, fluid systems, and components for a re-entry capsule, requiring ownership through the product lifecycle and interaction with senior leadership. The engineer will use hand calculations, FEA, and CAD for design and analysis.

Skills and focus areas

  • mechanical design
  • structures
  • fluid systems
  • component design
  • hand calculations
  • finite element analysis (fea)
  • computer-aided design (cad)
  • hardware qualification
  • supplier interface
  • customer interface
  • production interface
  • launch interface

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