Thermal Protection System Specialist
We are actively developing technologies to make humanity a multi-planetary species. Our ultimate goal is to enable human life on Mars.
Our team of elite engineers is working on the toughest and most audacious project on our planet; making humanity multi-planetary. This challenge requires hardcore people with expertise in thermal protection systems.
Our vehicles and launch infrastructure are pushing the limits on performance and require us to push the limits of materials. Our heatshield and associated hardware are critical to get to a highly reusable launch vehicle and in the future a reliable system to land our vehicles on Mars.
Key Responsibilities
* Develop, test, and qualify new or refined thermal protection system solutions for our Starship architecture
* Own the outcome and setup the end-to-end solutions to thermal challenges from idea to flying hardware
* Work with production on resolving issues on the floor and on the vehicle with our flight hardware
* Analyze and troubleshoot post-flight conditions on vehicle heatshields to drive vehicle changes and improvements
* Coordinate with analysis, avionics, structures, supply chain, and reliability engineers to drive multidisciplinary projects
* Work with outside vendors, suppliers, and testing resources to bring in new materials, capabilities, or processes
Requirements
* Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or other engineering discipline
* 1+ years of engineering experience in manufacturing or production (internship and school projects experience qualify)