Build Engineer, Fluid Systems (Dragon) at SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA

Summary: SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. The Build Engineer, Fluid Systems (Dragon) will be responsible for building, testing, troubleshooting, and delivering fluid assemblies that enable critical capabilities on the Dragon vehicle. Responsibilities: - Own piece parts and assembled propulsion sub-systems throughout the manufacturing process with a focus on delivery to meet Dragon rate while maintaining safety and part quality - Develop and qualify new processes to take products from design to production - Resolve manufacturing discrepancies for all owned parts and processes by collaborating with the design engineering, production, and quality teams - Support day-to-day production of tank and engine assemblies, high-pressure testing, and integration of hardware - Identify, plan, and execute capital equipment, machine, and layout upgrades to the meet volume production demand - Find and eliminate process waste, streamline production processes, and enable continuous improvement Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline or physics - 1+ years of hands on experience driving the design, building, testing, manufacturing, or development of mechanical components or systems - Position may require extended work hours and weekend work - Position requires working directly with hardware on the floor for extended periods of time - To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State Preferred Qualifications: - Master's degree in aerospace, mechanical, systems or manufacturing engineering - Experience with design for manufacturability and assembly - Experience with welding, machining, and coating processes - Knowledge of principles of chemistry, engineering, fluid dynamics, and mechanics of materials - Experience conducting pressure and leak testing using instrumentation such as helium mass spectrometers, flow meters, pressure transducers, and thermocouples - Experience with capacity modeling, process mapping, and fault analysis - Experience performing pareto analysis, root cause and corrective action experience - Experience performing PFMEAs - Familiarity with CAD and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) experience Required Skills: Mechanical Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Design for Manufacturability Important Skills: Welding, Machining, Pressure Testing, CAD Nice-to-Have Skills: Root Cause Analysis, Continuous Improvement, Team Collaboration Benefits: Long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards, Potential discretionary bonuses, Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, 401(k) retirement plan, Short & long-term disability insurance, Life insurance, Paid parental leave, 3 weeks of paid vacation, 10 or more paid holidays per year, 5 days of sick leave per year