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Production Engineer (Starship Electronics)

SpaceX· Starship Electronics Production - Hawthorne
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Hawthorne, CAfull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Production Engineer role supporting production of Starship electronics systems, focusing on process development, tooling, DFM, and high-reliability manufacturing for aerospace electronics.

Responsibilities

  • Develop, standardize, and continuously improve process chains required to deliver Starship electronics components
  • Design and deliver new factory stations and production assets, aimed at expanding capability, reducing cycle time, and improving yield
  • Design and deliver mechanical tooling required to build, test, and deliver avionics hardware. Tooling to include both custom mechanical tools (e.g. fixturing) as well as capital automation equipment
  • Develop design-for-manufacturing (DFM) guidelines and maintain a collaborative relationship with design engineering to co-design the product and factory
  • Act as an expert on low-cost, high-reliability manufacturing techniques for aerospace electro-mechanical components
  • Guide high-level vehicle architecture and requirements trade studies to reduce vehicle cost and ease of production
  • Analyze root cause and provide corrective actions for process escapes or process variability, including mechanical processes on the final assembly and electrical processes on PCBs

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, aerospace, or industrial engineering
  • 1+ years of manufacturing engineering experience via project team, research, internship, and/or professional experience

Skills

Required:Manufacturing process developmentFactory design and toolingDesign for manufacturability (DFM)Low-cost high-reliability manufacturingRoot cause analysis and corrective actions
Nice to have:PFMEA / process risk managementCapital equipment introduction / automationData analysis / programming

Benefits

  • Long-term incentives (stock or long-term cash awards)
  • Discretionary bonuses and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • 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 leave per company policy
Last updated Aug 19, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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