Mechanical Engineer, Space Lasers Manufacturing (Starlink)

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&nbsp;enabling human life on Mars.</p></div><p><strong>MECHANICAL ENGINEER, SPACE LASERS MANUFACTURING (STARLINK)</strong></p> <p>Engineers on this team must have a working knowledge of design, manufacturing, testing, and flight. A successful mechanical engineer demonstrates engineering intuition and critical thinking and is comfortable working under ambiguous requirements with minimal oversight

Combining these skills, these engineers face challenges across a wide variety of products and subassemblies, and the team is frequently asked to tackle new, inter-departmental development projects. The ultimate goal of the team is to deliver the optical assemblies required for our satellites to achieve their mission.</p> <p><strong>RESPONSIBILITIES:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Manage integration build flow and test operations</li> <li>Evaluate proposed designs for manufacturability and integration</li> <li>Interface with both engineers and technicians to optimize manufacturing and automation</li> <li>Develop and refine manufacturing assembly procedures based on lessons learned</li> <li>Enable day-to-day execution of product integration and test flow</li> <li>Evaluate non-conformances to determine root cause and create actionable items and system improvements</li> <li>Work with upstream and downstream partner teams to drive improvements at the system level</li> </ul> <p><strong>BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or other engineering discipline</li> <li>1+ years of professional mechanical design or hands-on manufacturing experience (internships/co-ops and club projects can apply)</li> </ul> <p><strong>PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:</strong></p> <ul> <l

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