Remote Principal Mechanical Engineer, Starship Hardware

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spacexBrooklyn (NY)

Mechanical Engineers Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing

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SpaceX is seeking a Principal Mechanical Engineer (Starship) to join our Starbase team in Texas or remotely. You will design and build flight hardware such as propellant tanks, primary structures, and subassemblies, owning end-to-end processes and influencing manufacturability. You will develop CAD in NX, build FE models, perform hand calculations, run tests, and collaborate across vehicle systems to balance mass, cost, and performance.

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