About this opportunity
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP lists this Tooling Engineer, AI Satellites (Starmind) opportunity in bastrop, Texas. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Bastrop, TX
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.
TOOLINGENGINEER,AI SATELLITES(STARMIND)
SpaceX is leveraging its experience deploying and operating the world’s largest satellite constellation to develop Starmind, a new constellation of satellites capturing solar energy in space to power low-cost, high-performance AI compute for Earth. Realizing this vision demands highly reliable, high performance electrical compute hardware, solar power systems, thermal radiators, and more. These systems must operate in the extreme environment of space while delivering the connectivity, control, power distribution, and processing needed for orbital AI inference.
The Starmind team designs, builds, and operates the orbital compute fabric of the future. We develop nearly every key piece of technology in house – from the satellites’ flight computers and power systems to the fully custom compute electronics, memory, and networking that form the brain of our on-orbit data centers. As a Tooling Engineer on the Starmind team, you’ll have ownership over the entire manufacturing line for the hardware that enables advanced on-orbit AI processing and data center workloads. Your work spans the assembly, integration, and testing of industry-leading compute electronics, memory, and networking in order to achieve required domain sizes and processing workloads.
Responsibilities
Develop machining capability in-house for the tool & die team and deliver high-quality precision piece parts required to build internal tooling
Analyze piece parts and assemblies for DFM to ensure that the parts are optimized for manufacturing and assembly
Create collaborative business plans with design engineering, upstream production, and support teams and develop and maintain positive supplier/customer relationships
Work between manufacturing and design engineers, machinists, technicians, and quality personnel to ensure processes are robust and any production problems are quickly solved
Implement machining process controls that allow parts to run ‘lights out’. Leverage latest technologies and programming strategies to reduce in-cycle intervention
Identify, recommend, procure, and install machine shop equipment as well as ensure all equipment is thoroughly maintained and calibrated
Responsible for cost optimization and cost reduction initiatives associated with fabrication and processes
Continually develop and manage engineering capacity, schedules, and project plans in order to support production manifest as well as a diverse and variable R&D demand
Research and identify new materials, manufacturing technologies and finishing options
Inform estimations of prototype and production manufacturing costs - tooling, secondary assembly, secondary finishing and piece part
Publish and maintain detailed schedules for each development project segment
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
3+ years of experience with CNC machining
Preferred Skills and Experience
Master’s degree or PhD in an engineering discipline
Strong to expert level 3D CAD skills, including advanced surfacing and large assemblies
Experience with Siemens NX
Experience transitioning products from design to manufacturing and scaling to high volume as part of a cross-functional team
Experience with manufacturing processes like injection molding, CNC, die casting, stamping, assembly, and box build in a production setting and a good understanding of the costs and schedule and complexity associated with each process
Additional Requirements
Ability to work extended hours or weekends as needed for mission critical deadlines
To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) 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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Worksite address
bastrop, TX, 78602, US
Who can apply
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