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Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.\nDESIGN RELIABILITY ENGINEER (CREW STARSHIP)\nAfter 50 years, humankind will once again return to surface of the moon using SpaceX’s new vehicle, the Human Landing System (HLS) - this time for good. Leveraging the lessons learned from our flight proven Dragon spacecraft, Falcon and now Starship, HLS will usher in the next era of manned spaceflight and exploration, ultimately allowing us to establish permanent communities on the Moon, Mars, and beyond.\nThe HLS Design Reliability team is responsible for ensuring that flight hardware and concepts-of-operations lead to successful completion of missions while meeting or exceeding both internal and external design requirements. We perform a unique engineering role, evaluating and guiding engineering designs from concept to flight. We facilitate cross-disciplinary action and problem-solving across all SpaceX programs and staff.\nRESPONSIBILITIES:\nDevelop design criteria, requirements, and verification approaches for new systems.\nEnsure that the SpaceX design process & design criteria/requirements are being followed for flight, launch, and/or recovery systems, including:\nProvide critical peer review and approval of hardware designs during design reviews, and of acceptance and qualification test campaigns.\nDrive improvements to vehicle design through close integration with hardware teams.\nPerform verification reviews hardware and systems.\nEnsure that the customer design criteria/requirements are addressed for flight systems, including:\nLead spacecraft certification efforts through direct interaction with U.S. Government customers.\nTailor and negotiating requirements and verifications to meet program goals.\nReview vehicle changes to ensure qualification compliance.\nBASIC QUALIFICATIONS:\nBachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.\n1+ years professional experience in fabrication, assembly, and/or testing.\nPREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:\nMaster's degree in an engineering discipline.\nExperience with aircraft, launch vehicles, spacecraft, or other aerospace systems.\nExperience with aircraft, launch vehicle, or spacecraft requirements and standards.\nExperience with standards and requirement negotiation.\nExcellent customer interface skills.\nExperience with at least one commercial FEA package (NASTRAN, ABAQUS, or ANSYS).\nHands on experience with various industry standard manufacturing tools, techniques and processes, including mills, lathes, electronics assembly, composite layup, etc.\nScripting and data analysis experience using Visual Basic, Matlab, Python and Excel.\nADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:\nMust be available to work long hours and weekends as necessary.\nCOMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:\nPay Range:\nLevel 1: $100,000.00 - $130,000.00\nLevel 2: $115,000.00 - $160,000.00\nYour actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.\nBase salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks. You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. Employees accrue paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy which satisfies or exceeds the accrual, carryover, and use requirements of the law.\nITAR REQUIREMENTS:\nTo 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. 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