**Build Reliability Engineer (Valves) Role Summary:**
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Build Reliability Engineer to join our team. As a key member of the Build Reliability organization, you will be responsible for ensuring the reliability of flight components and production assemblies. Your primary focus will be on guiding the hardware from design to production and operation, utilizing data to understand the factors that drive reliability.
The successful candidate will have a strong background in mechanical engineering or a related field, with experience in manufacturing, quality, and/or design engineering. They will possess excellent interpersonal and collaborative skills, as well as a passion for innovation and improving reliability in cutting-edge technology.
In this role, you will work closely with cross-functional teams to identify and mitigate potential issues, develop and implement Lean test and inspection processes, and conduct regular build quality reviews to ensure design intent is achieved. You will also investigate failures in production, test, and flight, identifying and mitigating root causes to reduce risk and improve reliability.
We offer a competitive salary range of $95,000.00 - $115,000.00 per year for Build Reliability Engineer/Level I, and $110,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year for Build Reliability Engineer/Level II, depending on qualifications and experience. In addition to base salary, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, discretionary bonuses, and comprehensive benefits package.
This role requires the ability to work extended hours, weekends, and offsite as needed. You must also be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State, and be willing to adhere to ITAR requirements. SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion, and welcomes applications from qualified candidates who share our values.
Responsibilities:
* Partner with design engineering and manufacturing teams to create quality plans for flight hardware, including identification of key characteristics, prototype testing, first article and detailed inspection planning, and consideration of past failures and lessons learned.
* Develop, implement and validate Lean test and inspection processes for new and existing products and processes, ensuring objective criteria and consistent quality goals.
* Monitor the success of products and processes through production ramp-up using quality and analysis tools.
* Conduct regular build quality reviews to ensure design intent is achieved and communicate opportunities for risk reduction and removal of complexity in designs and processes.
* Investigate failures in production, test, and flight, identifying and mitigating root causes to reduce risk and improve reliability.
* Support shop floor continuous improvement and advancing of a Lean, autonomous production system through creation of standard rework/repair guides, removal of redundant or unnecessary inspection, and improved control and optimization of critical processes.
Basic Qualifications:
* Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, materials engineering, manufacturing engineering, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, or another STEM-related field.
* 1+ years in a manufacturing, quality, and/or design engineering role, including student project team or internship experience.
Preferred Skills and Experience:
* Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills, enthusiasm for the team's spirit of innovation and mission of improving reliability in cutting-edge technology.
* Mastery of process controls in high-volume manufacturing, test, and quality environments.
* Dedication to adopting a Lean approach to quality without compromising safety or reliability.
* Knowledge of quality tools such as Lean principles, measurement systems analysis, design of experiments, statistical process control, 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 developing or supporting complex mechanical/structural assemblies, advanced composites systems, fluid component/valve assembly, pre-preg lamination/curing composites, CNC machining, forming, bending, bonding, drilling, fastening, and other assembly manufacturing processes, avionics integration and testing, fluid system pressure testing, and welding (electron beam (EB)/TIG).
Addditional Requirements:
* Ability to work extended hours, weekends, and offsite as needed.
Compensation and Benefits:
Competitive salary range of $95,000.00 - $115,000.00 per year for Build Reliability Engineer/Level I, and $110,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year for Build Reliability Engineer/Level II, depending on qualifications and experience. Comprehensive benefits package, long-term incentives, discretionary bonuses, paid parental leave, and various other perks.