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Manufacturing Engineer (Machining)

SpaceX· Machining - Central Operations
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Hawthorne, CA$100k - $160kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Manufacturing engineer focusing on machining to support design, process improvements, and production of SpaceX hardware for aerospace applications, including satellites and crewed/crew-assist missions; owns collaboration between engineering and production and leads manufacturing/assembly activities on current and next-generation vehicles.

Responsibilities

  • Provide engineering support for product design and process improvements to improve manufacturing efficiency, ensure product quality, and lower costs for new and existing products
  • Analyze and disposition recurring manufacturing discrepancies and interface with the quality team on root cause analysis and corrective actions
  • Create and manage manufacturing BOMs, work instructions, and specifications
  • Communicate on a daily basis with supporting departments such as production, machining, maintenance, quality, and design engineering to ensure that product is delivered on time to the correct quantities
  • Use project management skills and tools to investigate and lead projects for alternate component technologies for reduced cost or improved quality and reliability

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline or physics
  • 1+ years of hands-on experience in design, development, manufacturing or test (internship and project team experience is applicable)

Skills

Required:CNC machineryCAM programming
Nice to have:Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T)CAD (NX & Teamcenter)Tooling designDesign for manufacturability and assemblyCapacity modeling, process mapping, fault analysisLean Six Sigma / high-performance culturePareto analysis, root cause, corrective action

Benefits

  • Long-term incentives (company stock or long-term cash awards)
  • Discretionary bonuses and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Short and long-term disability insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid parental leave
  • Various discounts and perks
  • Up to 3 weeks of paid vacation and 10+ paid holidays per year
  • Paid sick leave as per company policy
Last updated Aug 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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