Materials Engineer, Metals

SpaceX(10 days ago)

Hawthorne, CAOnsiteFull TimeSenior$95,000 - $130,000Materials Engineering

About this role

SpaceX is seeking a Materials Engineer specializing in metals to improve and develop materials and processes for rocket hardware. The role involves working on component level hardware and supporting manufacturing innovations to advance aerospace technology, especially related to propulsion and structural components.

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Required Skills

Materials Engineering
Additive Manufacturing
Metallography
Failure Analysis
Aerospace Metals
Welding
Heat Treatment
Fractography
Mechanical Testing
Non-Destructive Testing

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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