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NDE Engineer

SpaceX· NonDestructive Evaluation - Engineering
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Hawthorne, CA$100k - $115kFull-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

NDE Engineer position within SpaceX's NDE Engineering organization to develop and support advanced nondestructive evaluation solutions, data analysis, and manufacturing process improvements to ensure flight reliability.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and deliver advanced nondestructive evaluation inspection solutions
  • Design, prototype, and implement nondestructive sensor systems to solve manufacturing quality problems
  • Interface with vehicle engineering across all programs to align on inspection requirements and capabilities, feasibility, designing parts for inspectability, inspection method selection, interpretation and evaluation of data
  • Prototype early inspection development and bench-top validation to reduce risk for new technologies
  • Interface with vendors, tooling, and automation groups to define requirements, manage projects through to delivery
  • Support targets and goals such as nondestructive automation initiatives, increased probability of detection, reduced cycle time, right-first-time manufacture/assembly, and indication/defect reduction
  • Develop technology in emerging nondestructive methodologies
  • Support NDE specialists with the development, qualification, and deployment of new inspection processes (gauge R&R, PODs), including documentation and training
  • Be able to present risk/performance analysis and recommendations to cross-functional teams, including executives
  • Manage priorities and support a host of projects simultaneously
  • Define integration test plans for hardware products or software features with integration milestones that align with the program timeline
  • Drive cross-functional nondestructive design and analysis discussions with electrical, software, manufacturing, and vehicle design teams
  • Develop data collection and analysis pipeline at all stages of the project
  • Understand and debug hardware and software interactions during design, launch, and deployment
  • Use field data to improve the design and performance of NDE systems

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline, physics, or computer science
  • 1+ years of hands-on technical engineering experience

Skills

Required:NDE techniques
Nice to have:Statistical modeling and machine learningHardware and software development and validationAutomation and roboticsProgramming languages

Benefits

  • comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • short and long-term disability insurance
  • life insurance
  • paid parental leave
  • paid vacation and holidays per year
  • employee stock purchase plan with potential long-term incentives
  • discretionary bonuses and stock-based long-term incentives
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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