Design Criteria Engineer (Starship)
Core
Ensure hardware and operations meet mission requirements for the Starship vehicle through system engineering and cross-disciplinary problem solving.
Role type
Design Criteria Engineer (System Engineering)
Builds
Starship vehicle hardware and operational capabilities
Domain
Aerospace / Space Launch
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
mechanical design, manufacturing, analysis, fatigue testing, vibration testing, thermal testing, material selection, solid modeling, finite element analysis, stress analysis, dynamic systems simulation, fluid systems analysis, scripting, data analysis
Preferred skills
aerospace structure systems design, high-performance/safety critical application experience, hands-on manufacturing tools (mills, lathes, composite layup), make vs buy decisions, Siemens NX, FEMAP, Visual Basic, Matlab, Python, Excel
Responsibilities
Drive improvements to vehicle design by integrating with hardware teams; Provide critical peer review and approval of hardware designs; Drive development of tools and methods for design criteria; Ensure cohesive evolution of designs across technical teams; Perform rapid conceptual design, analysis, and testing cycles; Derive hardware capabilities enabling operational adaptability
Seniority
Entry-level to Mid-level, hands-on IC