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Mechanical Engineer, Optical & Space Lasers Manufacturing (Starlink)

SpaceX· Starlink Satellite Production
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Redmond, WA$100k - $117.5kFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Mechanical engineer role focused on design, manufacturing, testing, and flight integration of optical and space laser hardware for Starlink satellites. Requires handling ambiguous requirements, cross-team collaboration, and ownership from concept to operation.

Responsibilities

  • Manage integration build flow and test operations
  • Evaluate proposed designs for manufacturability and integration
  • Translate design requirements into test procedures
  • Design fixtures, mechanisms, fluid systems and other hardware to support safe, efficient, and reliable testing of satellite systems
  • Create detailed documentation for test systems including engineering drawings and schematics
  • Utilize hand calculations and tools such as FEA to inform and validate design decisions
  • Interface with both engineers and technicians to optimize manufacturing, testing, and automation
  • Develop and refine testing and manufacturing assembly procedures based on lessons learned
  • Enable day-to-day execution of product integration and test flow
  • Evaluate non-conformances to determine root cause and create actionable items and system improvements
  • Work with upstream and downstream partner teams to drive improvements at the system level
  • Review data to understand and validate performance of manufacturing and test systems
  • Balance multiple high-priority projects through effective time management and communication
  • Demonstrate extreme ownership of all project phases from initial concept to final commissioning and operation

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or other engineering discipline
  • 1+ years of professional mechanical design or hands-on manufacturing experience (internships/co-ops and club projects can apply)

Skills

Required:Mechanical designTesting and integration

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Short and long-term disability insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid parental leave
  • 3 weeks of paid vacation and 10+ paid holidays per year
  • Paid sick time in Washington State
  • Company shuttles from select Seattle locations to SpaceX Redmond office
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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