Manufacturing Engineer, Machining Inspection (Starship)

SpaceX(1 month ago)

Hawthorne, CAOnsiteFull TimeJunior$95,000 - $130,000Manufacturing Engineering

About this role

The Manufacturing Engineer, Machining Inspection (Starship) at SpaceX is responsible for ensuring inspection reliability and efficiency across machining operations for current and next-generation vehicles. The role bridges engineering, production, and quality teams to influence design for manufacturability and inspectability and to lead inspection process initiatives. The engineer will also support inspection capacity and alignment across machine shops and drive continuous improvements to reduce cycle times and increase production flow.

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Required Skills

Inspection Methods
Automation
Throughput Optimization
Feedback Loops
Drawing Updates
GD&T
CMM Programming
Metrology
CNC Programming
Machining Setup

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Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
Bachelor's Degree in Physics

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.