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Manufacturing Engineer (Falcon & Dragon)

SpaceX· Production
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Hawthorne, CA$100k - $117.5kFull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Manufacturing Engineer level roles focused on build, inspection, and manufacturing process development for SpaceX Falcon & Dragon vehicles, collaborating with design and production teams to ensure manufacturability, quality, and on-time delivery.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for the build and inspection process for the structural assembly, propulsion assembly, and integration of the Falcon & Dragon vehicles
  • Develop, qualify, and refine manufacturing processes to meet all design and business requirements, including safety, quality, efficiency, and delivery
  • Collaborate with other engineers, subject matter experts, and technicians to solve large-scale production challenges
  • Work with design engineers to evaluate designs for manufacturability and implementation in a rapidly evolving production environment
  • Resolve product non-conformances and collaborate with the quality team to implement root cause corrective actions
  • Identify, plan, and execute capital equipment, machine, and layout upgrades to meet volume production demand
  • Develop and refine floor layouts, capacity models, and product flow analysis to ensure on-time vehicle delivery to manifest

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical, manufacturing, aerospace, materials or industrial engineering
  • 1+ years of engineering experience in manufacturing or production (internship and school projects experience qualifies)

Skills

Required:Manufacturing process developmentDesign for manufacturability (DFM/DFMA)Root cause analysis

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • short and long-term disability insurance
  • life insurance
  • paid parental leave
  • vacation and holidays (3 weeks paid vacation; 10+ paid holidays per year)
  • employee stock purchase and potential stock incentives
  • discounts and various other perks
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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