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Mechanical Engineer, HVAC (Facilities)

SpaceX· Facilities Infrastructure Engineering - Cape
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Cape Canaveral, FLfull-timePosted 5d ago

About the role

Mechanical Engineer focusing on HVAC systems for SpaceX facilities, including offices, hangars, and rocket/customer payload environments. Responsibilities span design, analysis, commissioning, maintenance, and optimization of HVAC systems in compliance with ASHRAE standards and related guidelines.

Responsibilities

  • Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, and computer-generated reports
  • Run air conditioning cooling load calculations, heat loss calculations following ASHRAE standards
  • Lead and/or contribute to design of HVAC systems for various facilities: office, hangar, rocket, and customer payload environmental control systems
  • Design HVAC systems to comply with ANSI/ASHRAE Standards 55, 62.1, 90.1
  • Implement and execute HVAC system commissioning in compliance with ASHRAE Guideline 0 and Standard 202
  • Confer with engineers and other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, and provide technical information
  • Research and analyze design proposals, specifications, manuals, and other data to evaluate feasibility, cost, and maintenance requirements
  • Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design and performance specifications
  • Research, design, evaluate, install, operate, and maintain mechanical products, equipment, systems and processes to meet requirements
  • Investigate equipment failures and difficulties to diagnose faulty operation, and to make recommendations to maintenance crew
  • Develop the mechanical and controls design of products, using drafting tools or computer-assisted design/drafting equipment and software
  • Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, and repair to ensure machines/equipment are installed and functioning according to specifications
  • Conduct research that tests and analyzes feasibility, design, operation, and performance of equipment, components and systems
  • Recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions
  • Develop and test models of alternate designs and processing methods to assess feasibility and applications
  • Estimate costs and submit bids for engineering, construction, or extraction projects, and prepare contract documents
  • Establish and coordinate maintenance and safety procedures, service schedule, and supply of materials
  • Study industrial processes to determine where and how application of equipment can be made
  • Use fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, and heat transfer knowledge to design tubing and piping systems

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, physics, aerospace engineering, or other engineering discipline
  • 1+ years of professional experience in design and/or maintenance of industrial HVAC systems

Skills

Required:HVAC design and analysisASHRAE standards
Nice to have:CommissioningAutoCAD / RevitClean-room designBuilding automation / HVAC monitoring
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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