Sr. Mechanical Engineer (Starship)
Core
Designing and building flight hardware for the Starship vehicle, including propellant tanks, integration interfaces, and primary structures to enable human life on Mars.
Role type
Senior IC mechanical engineer (aerospace structures)
Builds
Flight hardware for the Starship vehicle
Domain
Aerospace engineering / Heavy rocketry
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Mechanical design and analysis, CAD modeling (NX), Finite Element Analysis (FEA), structural testing, material selection, manufacturing methods, analytical/scientific programming (Python, Matlab, Excel)
Preferred skills
High-performance mechanical systems design, interdisciplinary collaboration, qualification testing execution, mechanical first principles, multiphysics simulation (NASTRAN, ABAQUS, ANSYS)
Technologies
NX, NASTRAN, ABAQUS, ANSYS, Python, Matlab, Excel
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
Senior, hands-on IC