Lead Mechanical Engineer (Starship)
Core
Lead a team of mechanical engineers to design, integrate, and test avionics systems for the Starship vehicle, focusing on minimizing cost and mass while ensuring protection against harsh launch environments.
Role type
Senior IC mechanical engineering lead (avionics)
Builds
Avionics hardware and packaging solutions for launch vehicles
Domain
Aerospace / Avionics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
mechanical component design, FEA, CAD, GD&T, design for manufacturing, thermal/vibration analysis, team leadership
Preferred skills
risk assessment, autonomous decision making, rapid prototyping, cross-disciplinary collaboration
Technologies
FEA, CAD
Responsibilities
Drive conceptual design and architecture trades, develop design requirements, optimize mass and cost, perform FEA and first principles analysis, lead first article builds, support production issues, execute qualification testing, drive delivery timelines, work with manufacturing engineers to optimize designs
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership