SpaceX
Sr. Responsible Engineer - Turbomachinery (Starship)
McGregor, TX · Senior
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 1 day ago
Siemens NXANSYSGD&TMechanical DesignLeadershipThermodynamics
About the role
- 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.
- SR. RESPONSIBLE ENGINEER - TURBOMACHINERY (STARSHIP)
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of turbomachinery and manufacturing engineers, driving the rapid development and execution of designs for Starship's propulsion system turbomachinery
- Design, build and test turbopumps for Starship, the most advanced orbital vehicle propulsion system ever designed
- Develop and train teammates to support empowered product ownership utilizing risk-conscious decision-making skills under pressure
- Own turbomachinery product families - every engineer at SpaceX assumes profound responsibility for their hardware
- Interface with our world-class production team to ensure that your team's designs are successfully translated into the fleet of rockets that is revolutionizing access to space
- Maintain a positive and constructive attitude in the face of technical and non-technical challenges
- 5+ years of professional experience in turbomachinery design and analysis role (Structural and/or fluid)
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline
- Professional experience with 3D CAD modeling, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), manufacturing process and machine setup
- Ability to work extended hours and weekends as needed
- flexibility required
- Ability to focus while working in hazardous conditions and wearing appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Experience in a highly technical position that required a scrappy, entrepreneurial manner to enthusiastically accomplish tasks with tight time or budget constraints
Skills
- Master's degree in an engineering discipline
- Management experience leading a technical team, cooperating with cross-functional groups to accomplish outstanding results
- Demonstrated leadership qualities through cross-functional teamwork on challenging problems
- Strong desire to mentor and grow employees
- Professional experience using Siemens NX (Unigraphics), ANSYS or Fluent
Company info
- Work collaboratively with commercial and governmental customers to ensure 100% mission success
Visa & Work Authorization
- citizen or national, (ii) U
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