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Manufacturing Engineer, Machine Shop (Starship)

SpaceX· Build Reliability - Hawthorne
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Hawthorne, CA$100k - $117.5kFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Manufacturing Engineer focused on inspection reliability and manufacturability in SpaceX Starship machine shop, owning collaboration between engineering, production, and quality to optimize inspection processes, reduce touch time, and support flight production rates.

Responsibilities

  • Determine inspection method (e.g. manual inspection, CMMs, Keyance, etc.) that results in maximum utilization, maximize machine uptime and reduce part stagnation
  • Increase inspection throughput by evaluating and incorporating automation opportunities, focused on efficiency gains, such as standardizing rework guides, eliminating redundant checks, and optimizing frequency of inspections
  • Maintain tight feedback loops with the design and manufacturing teams to reduce cycle times from defect detection to manufacturing and inspection updates
  • Update engineering drawings to allow for better manufacturing and inspection (e.g., refining GD&T datum structures and callouts for stable, repeatable measurements)
  • Drive design for manufacturing initiatives related to inspection processes, including reducing CMM inspection times through optimized programming, fixturing, and workflow streamlining
  • Review out-of-tolerance conditions rigorously and sign off on dispositions to enable efficient production flow
  • Collaborate with other SpaceX machine shops and quality facilities to share inspection capabilities, develop resources, and address capacity, scheduling, and process alignment issues as necessary
  • Contain non-conforming products created by the shop and work to implement short-term and long-term corrective actions after completing thorough root cause investigations on the issue

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline or physics
  • 1+ years of machine shop, manufacturing, quality, and/or inspection experience (student project team or internship experience qualifies)

Skills

Required:Inspection planning and method selectionMetrology and inspection systemsGD&T and inspection procedures
Nice to have:Machining processes and setupsCNC programming (lathes and mills)

Benefits

  • comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • short and long-term disability insurance
  • life insurance
  • paid parental leave
  • paid vacation (3 weeks)
  • 10 or more paid holidays per year
  • various other discounts and perks
Last updated Jul 15, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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