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Environmental & Thermal Control Engineer (Dragon)

SpaceX · Hawthorne, CA

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Level
Engineer
Team
Controls
Base pay
$100k–$130k
Degree
Required
Experience asked
1+ years
Industry
Aerospace & defense
Posted
2 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

An engineer-level controls role at SpaceX (aerospace & defense) in Hawthorne, CA. Own piece parts and assembled propulsion and/or environmental and thermal sub-systems throughout the manufacturing process with a focus on delivery to meet Dragon rate and USDV delivery timelines while maintaining safety and part quality.

They ask for
1+ years · degree required
Tools it names
Root cause, FMEA, GD&T, Machining, Welding, Painting / coating
Base pay
$100k–$130k
Day to day
some off-shift / weekend coverage

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About the role

Responsibilities

  • ◆Own piece parts and assembled propulsion and/or environmental and thermal sub-systems throughout the manufacturing process with a focus on delivery to meet Dragon rate and USDV delivery timelines while maintaining safety and part quality
  • ◆Develop and qualify new processes to take products from design to production
  • ◆Resolve manufacturing discrepancies for all owned parts and processes by collaborating with the design engineering, production, and quality teams
  • ◆Support day-to-day production of assemblies, high-pressure testing, and integration of hardware
  • ◆Identify, plan, and execute capital equipment, machine, and layout upgrades to the meet volume production demand
  • ◆Find and eliminate process waste, streamline production processes, and enable continuous improvement

Qualifications

  • ✓Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline or physics
  • ✓1+ years of hands-on experience driving the design, building, testing, manufacturing, or development of mechanical components or systems

Preferred skills and experience

  • ✓Master's degree in aerospace, mechanical, systems, or manufacturing engineering
  • ✓Experience with design for manufacturability and assembly
  • ✓Experience with welding, machining, and coating process
  • ✓Knowledge of principles of chemistry, engineering, fluid dynamics, and mechanics of materials
  • ✓Experience conducting pressure and leak testing using instrumentation such as helium mass spectrometers, flow meters, pressure transducers, and thermocouples
  • ✓Experience with capacity modeling, process mapping, and fault analysis
  • ✓Experience performing pareto analysis, root cause and corrective action experience
  • ✓Experience performing PFMEAs
  • ✓Familiarity with CAD and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) experience

Requirements

  • ✓Position may require extended work hours and weekend work
  • ✓Position requires working directly with hardware on the floor for extended periods of time

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Requirements

  • ✓To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here .

qualifications

and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX’s Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should reach out to EEOCompliance@spacex.com .

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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.

Pay Range

Level 1: $100,000.00 - $130,000.00

Level 2: $115,000.00 - $160,000.00

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks. You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. Employees accrue paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy which satisfies or exceeds the accrual, carryover, and use

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