Production Operations Engineer (Starship)
Production Operations Engineer (Starship)
Production Operations Engineer (Starship)
SpaceX
SpaceX is seeking a Production Operations Engineer for its Starship program, focusing on supporting the functional checkouts of Starship/Superheavy vehicles. The role involves establishing test criteria, improving testing efficiency, leading hazardous testing operations, and troubleshooting hardware issues. Candidates should have a background in engineering, particularly in fluid systems, and experience in fast-paced environments.
Qualification
- Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
- 2+ years of project and/or professional experience with fluid systems
- Advanced degree in mechanical engineering (preferred)
- Experience working in a fast-paced environment
- Experience creating, reading, and interpreting electrical and fluid schematics
- Systems engineering experience, ability to understand multi-disciplinary integrated systems
- Hands-on build experience
- Familiar with fluids system component functionality as well as electrical system operation (low voltage and high voltage)
- Previous fluids or data acquisition design experience
- Real-time operations/integrated hazardous test experience
- Experience using and troubleshooting ground control systems required for remote operations and instrumentation feedback
- Ability to work well in an integrated collaborative team environment including daily interactions with technicians, engineers, and managers
- Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure, fast paced environment
Responsibility
- Help SpaceX achieve its long-term goal of colonizing Mars by directly supporting functional checkouts of Starship/Superheavy vehicles
- Establish test criteria and pass/fail requirements for integrated vehicle checkouts
- Work improvements to testing efficiency and safety of vehicle testing
- Lead hazardous testing operations to validate vehicle build and ensure propellant and electrical systems are built per design intent
- Perform pressurized checkouts as well as electrical/sensor checkouts via control console
- Develop procedures and processes for ‘first-article’ validation
- Troubleshoot hardware issues real-time, and drive feedback to correct owners to eliminate repeat issues
- Interface with both engineering and technicians in the field
- Develop deep understanding of vehicle construction and avionics/propulsion architecture
