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Build Engineer (Starship Mechanisms)

SpaceX· Starship Mechanisms Engineering
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Hawthorne, CA$100k - $160kfull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Build Engineer role focused on development-to-production transition, tooling and automation, and integration of Starship hardware. Responsible for designing processes, subsystems integration, tools, and continuous improvement to accelerate Starship and Super Heavy production.

Responsibilities

  • Develop production procedures/processes and manage the transition of parts and assemblies from development to production.
  • Review CAD models to ensure designs are optimized and efficient.
  • Design the factory and process to deliver state-of-the-art hardware for Starship and Super Heavy.
  • Integrate subsystems into full vehicle assemblies.
  • Design tools for manufacturing.
  • Own high-level project management.
  • Develop and execute test procedures.
  • Question assembly/test requirements, delete parts and manufacturing processes, simplify/optimize production flow, accelerate production, and cut-in targeted automation.
  • Implement linear production flow, visual indicators of bottlenecks/stock-outs, and product-specific build/test cells for low-intervention production.
  • Partner with other teams to generate ideas, designs, and improvements for current and next-generation vehicles.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline, or physics.
  • 1+ years of hands on experience driving the design, development and manufacturing (internship, personal projects, and academic project team experience is applicable).

Skills

Required:Engineering design and analysisProject managementManufacturing tooling and processes
Nice to have:GD&TProgramming for analysis

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
  • employee stock purchase plan and potential bonuses
  • other discounts and perks
Last updated Aug 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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