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SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP lists this Sr. Launch Reliability Engineer (Launch Pads & Recovery) opportunity in town of florida, New York. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Sr. Launch Reliability Engineer (Launch Pads & Recovery)
Cape Canaveral, FL
SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.
The Launch Reliability organization at SpaceX is an inclusive, interdisciplinary team that is committed to the reliability of flight and ground components and promotes efficient and reliable operational processes. As a Launch Reliability Engineer, you will collaborate with core groups, guiding the hardware from design to production, operation, and maintenance. You will use data to understand the factors that drive reliability, support quality objectives in design and development teams, and drive improvements in reliability in manufacturing, test and flight. You will dive deep into technical problems and use a system-level approach to prioritize issues for the vehicle as a whole. You will spend time in the office, on the factory floor, and on the launch pads and recovery decks to execute on the mission of making humanity interplanetary. You will partner with Flight Reliability, Launch Engineering, and Launch Operations teams to ensure mission success as SpaceX marches towards crewed spaceflight and Mars colonization. You will also have the opportunity to work on diverse projects including Falcon 9, Dragon, and Starship programs.
Responsibilities
Reliably launch astronauts and other payloads by ensuring the systems, processes, and infrastructure critical to launch operations and rocket recovery are efficiently designed, maintained, and executed
Interact with the various disciplines responsible for the development and build of Starship and Falcon launch pad systems to ensure optimized process health
Identify high‑risk processes and problems during launch pad and recovery system refurbishment and integrated operations, and proactively implement improvements to these processes to ensure operational excellence
Find smart solutions to the biggest problems by leading root cause and corrective action investigations
Maintain a feedback loop to drive hardware inputs that enable a reliable and rapid launch cadence; using data to make the quality landscape transparent and drive prioritization of resolving high impact issues
Participate in preliminary design review (PDR)/critical design review (CDR) and work with design reliability to ensure design for quality (DFQ), design for manufacturability (DFM), risk quantification/mitigation, and that appropriate test validation methods and inspection techniques, including nondestructive evaluation methods have been considered
Be dedicated to adopting a Lean approach to quality without compromising safety or reliability
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline or physics
5+ years of experience in a quality, manufacturing, or design engineering role
Preferred Skills and Experience
Master’s degree in an engineering discipline (e.g., aerospace, mechanical, etc.)
Experience supporting production of complex electro‑mechanical, mechanical or composite systems in high‑volume work centers and/or during production ramp‑up
Knowledge of quality tools such as Lean principles, Six Sigma, root cause analysis and corrective action, advanced product quality planning (APQP), metrology, process failure mode and effects analysis (PFMEA), control plans, and various problem solving approaches
Experience owning and leading engineering projects end‑to‑end
Additional Requirements
Ability to pass Air Force background check for Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg
Available to work extended hours, nights, and weekends when required by mission milestones
Position may require standing, bending and working directly with hardware on the floor for extended periods of time
To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.
SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
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