Manufacturing Engineer, Machining Inspection (Starship)
SpaceX · Hawthorne, Canada
About this role
<div class="content-intro"><p>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. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.</p></div><p><strong>MANUFACTURING ENGINEER, MACHINING INSPECTION (STARSHIP)</strong></p> <p>As an engineer at SpaceX, you will have the opportunity to utilize your knowledge, experience, and creativity to develop novel solutions at the cutting edge of space technology. You will work on hardware that will deliver satellites into earth orbit, ferry humans to and from the international space station, and ultimately extend humanity’s reach beyond the earth and moon
You will own the relationship between our engineering, production, and quality teams, with a focus on inspection reliability and efficiency. You will provide input into the design and development of new and existing hardware—particularly optimizing for manufacturability and inspectability—and take a lead role in inspection processes within production on our current and next-generation vehicles, including Starship machining operations.</p> <p><strong>RESPONSIBILITIES:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Determine inspection method (e.g. manual inspection, CMMs, Keyance, etc.) that results in maximum utilization, maximize machine uptime and reduce part stagnation</li> <li>Increase inspection throughput by evaluating and incorporating automation opportunities</li> <li>Maintain tight feedback loops with the design and manufacturing teams to reduce cycle times from defect detection to manufacturing and inspection updates</li> <li>Update engineering drawings to allow for better manufacturing and inspection (e.g., refining GD&T datum structures and callouts for stable, repeatable measurements)</li> <li>Drive initiatives related to inspection processes, including reducing CMM inspection times through optimized progr
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