Propulsion Engineer, Valves (Raptor Components)

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Generate and improve CAD, engineering drawings, analysis, component specifications, and risk assessments to maximize vehicle reliability.
• Spearhead root cause investigations that arise in development, production, test, integration and launch, implementing corrective actions, proactively seeking out hardware issues, and implementing solutions early.
• Develop state-of-the-art, manufacturable, 99.99% reliable flow control devices. Question requirements, delete parts and processes, simplify/optimize, accelerate, and automate component deliveries.
• Safely implement thorough component testing and checkouts across multiple build, test, and launch sites.
• Set the standard for rigorous component design and qualification testing, increasing scrutiny as the vehicle program matures in pursuit of commercial and crewed orbital missions.
• Partner with supply chain, manufacturing, testing, and flight teams to achieve SpaceX’s most reliable, highest rate components, striving for high factory yield and automotive volume/cost.
• Coordinate team of peers through informal leadership and self-directed program organization to achieve goals. Assign clear responsibilities, motivating and holding teammates accountable for execution.
• Be chief engineer, collaborating with peer/engine/vehicle teams to arrive at the simplest solution for the program goals. Inform system-level architecture, with component capabilities and vulnerabilities in mind, to minimize cost of payload to orbit.
• BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering discipline or physics
• 1+ years of experience designing and analyzing mechanical systems via professional work experience, project/research-based student experience, or a combination of both
• PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills, enthusiasm for problem solving, and desire to optimize modern rocket production and launch processes
• Strong leadership project management skills and experience, and effective communication of technical concepts across multi-disciplinary teams
• Master's degree or 1+ years of professional experience in mechanical or aerospace engineering
• Experience designing, building, testing, and troubleshooting mechanical systems