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Sr. Test Engineer (Dragon Structures)
SpaceX - Hawthorne, CA
posted 2 months ago
About the position
The Sr. Test Engineer for Dragon Structures at SpaceX plays a crucial role in ensuring the quality and performance of high-performance spaceflight hardware. This position involves conducting various tests on flight and qualification hardware, developing test plans, and analyzing data to meet acceptance criteria. The engineer will collaborate with teams to streamline testing processes and contribute to the design of tooling and equipment, ultimately supporting SpaceX's mission to extend humanity's reach beyond Earth.
Responsibilities
- Conduct structural, pressure, thermal, leak, and dynamic tests on flight and qualification hardware to evaluate if parts meet acceptance test criteria
- Develop, maintain, and execute test plans for products ranging from components to sub-assemblies to vehicle-level systems
- Operate and understand complex test facility systems using schematics and wiring diagrams
- Work with data acquisition systems and control systems to continually improve in-test data recording and usability of the system
- Analyze and review data to ensure that hardware is operating as expected utilizing numerical data analysis tools to interpret test results
- Develop novel ways site-wide to streamline processes and increase the efficiency and reliability of testing operations
- Provide insight into the design of tooling and equipment from development to full volume production including poka-yoke, controls, and standardization of componentry
- Develop robust plans to ensure that equipment and machine capacity is developed in line with volume production requirements and also provide detailed analysis for the appropriation of capital and ROI
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline
- 5+ years of demonstrated hands-on experience in a manufacturing or test environment
- Ability to author CAD, drawings, finite element models, technical manuals, reports and/or schematics (Unigraphics NX, FEMAP, ANSYS, etc.)
Nice-to-haves
- Master's degree in engineering or related mathematics technical field
- Knowledge or experience in aerospace structural or mechanical systems assembly and testing
- Demonstrated knowledge in system automation via software and hardware selection
- Strong first principles in physics measured through accurate free body diagrams
- Strong project management skills (project team sizes can range from 3 to 30 individuals)
- Strong technical communication skills to serve as subject matter expert to peer test engineers
- Experience with data acquisition hardware and software in hands-on testing environments (hydraulic and pneumatic systems)
- 5+ years of experience using test instrumentation and control components such as: pressure transducers, thermocouples, RTDs, strain gauges, accelerometers, flow meters, load cells, relays and solenoid valves
- Experience with LabVIEW, Python and DiaDEM software
- Experience with control system logic (PID, PLC)
- Knowledge in production methods such as machining (milling, drilling, tapping), composite layup, molding, materials and heat treatment
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
- Long-term incentives in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards
- Potential discretionary bonuses
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan allowing purchase of additional stock at a discount
