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Mechanical Engineer (Dragon)

SpaceX· Dragon Engineering
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Hawthorne, CA$100k - $117.5kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Dragon-focused mechanical engineer responsible for development and structural design of spacecraft components, leading design reviews, and delivering projects from early design through production, launch, and recovery for SpaceX’s Dragon program.

Responsibilities

  • Own the design and development of mechanical spacecraft systems
  • Perform analysis on designs including hand calculations, FEA, and CAD in a rapidly changing environment
  • Lead design reviews internally and externally with suppliers and customers
  • Be responsible for project delivery timeline from early design through production, launch, and recovery
  • Exemplify technical excellence and be accountable for your work

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or physics
  • 1+ years experience with CAD and FEA software packages (internship and extracurricular experience is applicable)
  • 1+ years of hands on experience driving the design and development of mechanical components or systems (internship and project team experience is applicable)

Skills

Required:CADFEADesign reviewsProject delivery
Nice to have:CommunicationProblem solvingManufacturing experienceLeadershipMaster's degree

Benefits

  • Access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Short and long-term disability insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid parental leave
  • Various other discounts and perks
  • Accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation
  • 10 or more paid holidays per year
  • Paid sick leave policy compliant with law
Last updated Jul 29, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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