Mechanical Engineer (Starship)
Core
Designing and building flight hardware for the Starship vehicle, including primary structures, propellant tanks, and structural subassemblies to enable human life on Mars.
Role type
Mechanical Engineer (Hardware Design & Build)
Builds
Flight hardware structures, propellant tanks, and structural subassemblies for the Starship vehicle.
Domain
Aerospace engineering / Heavy-lift rocketry
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Design for manufacturability, sheet metal design, subassembly design, finite element analysis, structural testing, CAD modeling, trade studies, first principles engineering
Preferred skills
Rapid decision-making with partial information, scrappy/entrepreneurial problem solving, hardware building experience, engineering competition team experience (Formula SAE, Baja SAE, etc.)
Technologies
NX (CAD), finite element modeling tools
Responsibilities
Develop design concepts from a 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; Support the assembly of hardware in the factory.
Seniority
Entry to Mid-level (1+ years experience required)