Mechanical Engineer, Maintenance (Starlink)

$110,000 - $130,000/Yr

SpaceX - Redmond, WA

Full-time - Entry Level

Redmond, WA

5,001-10,000 employees

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Mechanical Engineer for the Maintenance team at SpaceX is responsible for providing engineering support for repairs, modifications, and upgrades of production equipment in the Starlink programs. This role involves troubleshooting complex equipment failures, leading maintenance technicians, and ensuring the availability of critical production equipment to support the mission of enabling human life on Mars.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance technicians to troubleshoot and resolve technically complex equipment failures
• Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and action corrective measures to address equipment, process and behavioral gaps
• Develop and execute complex improvement projects to maximize production equipment availability
• Collaborate with development engineering teams to build in reliability and maintenance efficiency 'up-front' on projects and propose design adjustments
• Provide leadership for utilization of CMMS (computerized maintenance management systems)
• Implement predictive tools (vibration analysis, cycle monitoring) to integrate into maintenance to organize proactive Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)
• Complete hands on in-depth repairs of equipment mechanical, electrical, fluid, pneumatic and robotic control system failures
• Coordinate internal and 3rd party resources to scope and execute repairs, overhauls and equipment upgrade projects
• Leverage feedback from maintenance technicians to drive improvements to work instructions and processes
• Coordinate with internal Equipment Reliability Engineering, Tool Engineering and Automation Engineering teams to design and implement machine upgrades
• Create, modify, and update preventative maintenance instructions to eliminate recurring failures or low value add tasks
• Interface with engineering, quality, production and procurement to resolve any hold factors blocking production
• Provide help to create optimized machine spare parts lists, min/max levels, optimal spares inventory, parts criticality analysis.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline
• 1+ year of hands on experience in a manufacturing environment (internships and project work are applicable)

Nice-to-haves

• 2+ years of troubleshooting technical problems in a manufacturing environment
• Experience with MRP, ERP and CMMS systems
• Hands-on experience with automated industrial equipment
• Experience leading technicians through troubleshooting and performing root cause analysis
• Experience coordinating projects with contractors and third parties
• Capability to interpret mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, GD&T and P&IDs
• Demonstrates critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal and diplomacy skills; capable of communicating summarized accomplishments in a fast-paced environment
• Detail oriented, organized, and able to demonstrate a high sense of urgency
• Experience using Microsoft Office Products, Smartsheet, Jira, SQL and PowerBI

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Various discounts and perks
• 3 weeks of paid vacation
• 10 or more paid holidays per year
• 5 days of sick leave per year
• Company shuttles for roundtrip travel from select Seattle locations to the SpaceX Redmond office