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Production Test Engineer SpaceX
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Production Test Engineer
Manufacturing and Production Engineering | Hawthorne, CA, United States
The Company
SpaceX is a US based space technology company founded by its residing CEO and CTO, Elon Musk, the former co-founder of PayPal. The company's goal is to renew a sense of excellence in the space industry by disrupting the current paradigm of complacency and replacing it with innovation and commercialized price points; laying the foundation for a truly space-faring human civilization.
SpaceX builds rockets and spacecraft from the ground up; including electronics, software, vehicle structures, and engines. In-house development includes nearly all flight critical custom components amounting to approximately 85% of our vehicles both by mass and by value. Our development and production efforts represent some of the most dynamic and challenging technology opportunities seen by any organization.
Our success is driven by a wide variety of engineering perspectives and openness to all great ideas. We pride ourselves on being a meritocracy where employees are defined by their capabilities and contributions, instead of title or tenure. We are actively seeking the best and brightest minds from all industries to continue to build our world class team.
Our employees thrive in a fast-paced engineering ecosystem focused on innovation and high levels of personal responsibility. At SpaceX we cut through the noise and believe in the essentials of hardcore engineering.
We build it, test it, and fly it.
The Department
Manufacturing/Production â€" One of the most critical needs we now have at SpaceX is for Manufacturing/Production engineers. With two vehicles flight proven, we have a $3 billion backlog of sold flights. The next critical phase is proving our ability to build rockets with increasing speed while maintaining quality in order to meet the markets high demand. We are looking to add manufacturing engineers throughout the company.
The Job
Responsibilities
- Support the integration of sub-assemblies into both 1st and 2nd Stages.
- Conduct tests to evaluate hardware performance
- Act as a conduit for completing the resource management process, including: planning, parts coordination, skilled labor coordination, process verification, etc…
- Oversee components specification, procurement and fabrication for flight assemblies
- Operate test console and direct a team of technicians to execute test processes
- Work to resolve anomalies found during the integration and testing process, and collaborate with design engineers to improve hardware
- Develop, maintain, and execute integration and test documentation, including work orders, nonconformance documentation, procedures, and test plans.
- Analyze and review data to ensure that hardware is operating as expected utilizing numerical data analysis tools to interpret test results
- Provide clear communication between engineering, the production floor, and the test stand.
- Interface with other production groups including Enterprise Information Systems to ensure timely production
- Oversee the transition of hardware assemblies from development to production. Work closely with design engineers and responsible persons during hardware build and test.
- Develop improvements in production and test methods, standards, tooling, equipment, layout, procedures, and product designs. Identify continuous improvement opportunities for performance, reliability, and cost.
- Work hands on during integration and test operations.
- Ensure all operations are performed on time, safely and in a professional manner
- Report integration activities to team and management to ensure on-time delivery of products.
- Performs other related duties, as assigned, for the purpose of ensuring an efficient and effective work environment
- B.S. degree is required in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, manufacturing engineering; or equivalent experience required
- Positions are available beginning at entry level to 10+ years experience
- Experience in production and test systems are preferred
- Hands on production facility, factory or laboratory experience
- Mechanical aptitude and experience
- Demonstrated experience where quick-thinking and problem solving plays a critical role
- Mechanical aptitude and experience
- Demonstrated experience where quick-thinking and problem solving plays a critical role
- Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)/Material Requirements Planning (MRP) systems preferred, but not required
- Experience with product launch and production preferred
- Knowledge and/or experience in aerospace structural or mechanical systems assembly and testing
- Ability to utilize test instrumentation and control components: pressure transducers, thermocouples, RTDs, strain gauges, accelerometers, flow meters, load cells, relays, solenoid valves, preferred
- Knowledge of manufacturing techniques such as CNC mill, lathe, surface finishing, orbital tube welding and GTAW
- Lean manufacturing or Six Sigma training
- Hands-on or test facility experience
- Experience using test instrumentation and control components: pressure transducers, thermocouples, RTDs, strain gauges, accelerometers, flow meters, load cells, relays, solenoid valves
- Demonstrated experience where quick-thinking and problem solving plays a critical role
- Ability to solve problems calling for technical analysis
- Ability to read and understand technical manuals and reports
- Ability to read and understand mechanical and electrical schematics
- Knowledge of hazardous systems â€" cryogenic, flammable, hypergolic, pyrophoric
- Knowledge of high pressure system design and handling
- Experience using test instrumentation and control components
- Windows Operating Systems, Intermediate
- Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Project, OneNote), Intermediate
- CAD modeling (Unigraphics NX preferred) and Teamcenter, Novice, preferred
- Ability to work in a high-stress environment
- A positive, upbeat attitude
- Ability to lift moderately heavy objects is required in this position (20-30lbs)
- Occasionally exposed to work in extreme outdoor environments â€" heat, cold, rain
- Occasionally exposed to fumes, odors, and noise
SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
Those applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should notify the Human Resource Department at (310) 363-6000.
| Location: | multiple, multiple United States |
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SpaceX
Investors: Founders FundAll Jobs: at SpaceX
| Web Site: | www.spacex.com |
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| Headquarters: | 12301 Crenshaw Boulevard Hawthorne, CA 90250 United States |
| Industry: | Industrial |
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