Mechanical Engineer (Starship Structures)
Core
Designing and building flight hardware including primary structures, propellant tanks, and structural subassemblies for the Starship vehicle.
Role type
Mechanical Engineer (Structures)
Builds
Primary structures, propellant tanks, integration interfaces, and structural subassemblies for the Starship rocket.
Domain
Aerospace / Rocketry
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Design for manufactability, sheet metal design, subassembly design, finite element analysis, CAD modeling, structural testing, hand calculations, trade studies
Preferred skills
Data-driven decision making, rapid prototyping, hardware building, engineering competition experience, resilience under constraints
Technologies
NX (CAD), Finite Element Analysis tools
Responsibilities
Develop design concepts from clean sheet and size vehicle structures based on flight loads; Create detailed designs to implement structural concepts and generate CAD models; Build finite element models to assess designs and analyze structures; Validate designs by building development articles to test joints and design elements; Perform structural testing on subassemblies and full sections of the airframe; Partner with build engineers and technicians to improve designs
Seniority
Entry-level to Mid-level, hands-on IC