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LAUNCH ENGINEER, PROPELLANT GENERATION (STARSHIP)\nThe Starship launch team is looking for a highly motivated individual to support the design and build of launch-pad fluid systems, focusing on implementing cryogenic propellant processing and generation systems for all Starship launch sites, landing sites, test sites, production facilities, etc. Join the team responsible for launching the largest and most powerful rocket on Earth.\nRESPONSIBILITIES:\nAnalyze, design, and build systems that support critical rocket launches and testing\nCradle-to-grave project ownership through hosting design reviews, project decision justification, equipment procurement, and coordination and assistance in the construction of your ideas\nApply interdisciplinary engineering skills in fields of system-level process design and initial sizing, detailed pressurized fluid and thermal analysis, structural engineering, materials and component selection, and cost/schedule optimization\nWork directly with technicians and support groups to build your designs and fix real-world problems on the fly\nMaintain a tight feedback loop with operations and construction teams to rapidly alter plans as necessary to meet tight deadlines\nActivate, commission, and troubleshoot equipment to achieve design objectives and iterate system maintenance strategies to reduce future downtime\nApply a hands-on approach to tackling daily field projects necessary to keep the company launching rockets\nProvide innovative solutions to problems under minimal supervision or direction\nBASIC QUALIFICATIONS:\nBachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, aerospace engineering, or other engineering discipline\n5+ years of hands-on build or design experience\nPREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:\nExperience with quick-thinking and problem solving in time-critical situations\nCollaborative team player, enthusiastic, self-motivated, with a positive can-do attitude\nAcute attention to detail, ability to see interactions with other systems to avoid problems\nCreative and passionate approach to addressing opportunities and challenges while balancing cost and schedule\nStrong fundamental intuition of fluid and/or structural/mechanical systems\nCreativity to imagine and design for reliability, efficiency, and maintainability from scratch\nGeneral hands-on experience; automotive, machining, welding, and other fabrication techniques is a plus\nAbility to work independently as well as part of a team, take initiative, and communicate effectively\nAbility to rapidly change roles/responsibilities while maintaining a high sense of urgency in a high-paced, challenging work environment\nAbility to verify designs with simplified hand calculations; experience in finite element analysis or computational fluid dynamics is a plus\n3+ years of mechanical, fluids, or thermal design experience in an industrial setting or equivalent\nExperience with instrumentation, testing, data review and analysis, verification against an analytical model\nExperience with high pressure and cryogenic fluid systems and components and operations\nExperience producing drawings for fabrication\nIntermediate skill level using CAD (NX a plus)\nAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) piping and pressure vessel design experience\nADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:\nAbility to respond to emergencies to support priority projects, missions, and launches\nAbility to work extended hours and weekends as needed; flexibility is required\nAbility to work in extreme outdoor environments when needed - heat, cold, wind, rain, etc.\nAbility to work in an environment requiring exposure to fumes, odors, and noise\nWorking conditions may be in tight quarters and physical dexterity is required\nAbility to lift heavy objects up to 25 lbs. unassisted\nAbility to work on ladders, lifts, and at elevated heights (up to 300 feet) with proper personal protective equipment (PPE)\nMust be willing to travel to other SpaceX sites and vendors - up to 15%\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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