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Manufacturing Engineer – Merlin Nozzle Extension
Company | SpaceX |
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Location | West Athens, CA, USA |
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Salary | $95000 – $130000 |
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Type | Full-Time |
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Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
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Experience Level | Junior, Mid Level |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
- 1+ years of mechanical design or hands-on manufacturing experience (internship and project experience is applicable)
Responsibilities
- Support day-to-day production of the Merlin Nozzle Extension, which includes manufacturing processes such as machining, GTAW / TIG welding, mechanical forming, proof testing, precision cleaning, non-destructive testing, heat treat, and assembly
- Analyze and disposition recurring manufacturing discrepancies and lead multi-disciplinary teams on root cause analysis and corrective actions
- Develop new and evaluate existing manufacturing processes and equipment to reduce non-conformance frequency/severity and reduce operating costs
- Provide subject matter expertise on manufacturing processes and products, including peer mentoring and development of teammates
- Identify and execute design-for-manufacturability improvements that have system-wide improvements to the department
- Communicate on a daily basis with supporting departments such as production, machining, maintenance, quality, and design engineering to ensure that product is delivered on time to the correct quantities
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in an engineering discipline
- Experience with aerospace welding systems (e.g. electron beam, TIG, friction stir)
- Experience with non-destructive testing/non-destructive evaluation (e.g. fluorescent penetrant inspection, radiography, Eddy Current, Ultrasonic Testing, etc.)
- Experience with metallurgical evaluation and testing
- Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) experience
- CAD experience (NX & Teamcenter a plus)
- Tooling design experience
- Design for manufacturability and assembly experience
- Experience with capacity modeling, process mapping, and fault analysis
- Experience with Lean Six Sigma or equivalent high-performance culture systems
- Pareto analysis, root cause, and corrective action experience