Manufacturing Engineer, Heat Shield (Starship)

SpaceX(11 days ago)

Starbase, TXOnsiteFull TimeSenior$70,000 - $95,000Manufacturing

About this role

SpaceX is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer for Heat Shield development, focused on designing, building, and testing advanced thermal hardware for Starship. The role involves owning tooling design, process development, and collaboration with multiple teams to ensure successful hardware production for space exploration.

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Required Skills

CAD
Welding
Fabrication
Assembly
Machining
Structural Analysis
Process Development
Design for Manufacturing
Tooling
Additive Manufacturing

Qualifications

BS in Mechanical Engineering
1+ years of manufacturing or design experience

About SpaceX

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SpaceX is an aerospace manufacturer and launch services company that designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. Founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology and ultimately enable human life on other planets, it developed the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets, the Dragon crew/cargo spacecraft, and the next‑generation Starship — with a strong emphasis on reusable boosters. SpaceX provides commercial and government launch services (including crewed ISS missions, satellite deployments and rideshares) and operates the Starlink broadband constellation. The company is known for rapid iterative development and cost‑reduction through reuse to expand access to space.

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