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Propulsion Engineer – Structural Analyst – Merlin
| Company | SpaceX |
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| Location | West Athens, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $95000 – $130000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Junior, Mid Level |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
- 1+ years of experience in structural analysis
- 1+ years of experience with finite element analysis (FEA) and commercial tools such as ANSYS
- 1+ years of experience with combustion devices or rocket engine development
Responsibilities
- Perform thermal, thermo-mechanical, dynamic and durability (fatigue/fracture) analyses on Merlin engines to inform design decisions and ensure reliability, performance, and reuse requirements are met
- Take an extremely practical, hands-on approach to model validation/verification, ensuring that model predictions are tied firmly to reality and test data, and make improvements to the engine design
- Support ongoing design, manufacturing and reliability improvements to the engine, and ensure the changes are properly qualified
- Support the resolution of issues encountered with during manufacturing, testing, flight operations or engine refurbishment in a timely fashion
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in an engineering discipline
- Strong fundamentals in structural mechanics, thermo-mechanical, random vibration, fatigue and fracture
- Strong fluid flow and heat transfer fundamentals. Experience with CFD or fluent is not required, but value-added
- Hands-on experience with rocket engines, automotive engine design, dynamic or complex static fluid systems, etc.
- Professional experience using Siemens NX (Unigraphics) and GD&T
- Experience with manufacturing processes such as CNC mill/lathe, welding, castings, additive, etc. Proficient with the fundamentals of design for manufacturing/assembly (DFMA)
- Project experience or full professional engineering lifecycle experience (design trade, CAD design, prototyping, manufacturing, testing, qualification, production, reuse) is desired
- Experience making risk evaluations and/or supporting root cause investigations
Benefits
No information provided on Benefits.
