Hiring: Manufacturing Engineer (Raptor Combustion Devices Machining) Company: SpaceX Location: Hawthorne, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-14 10:23:39 Employment Type: Internship Target Skills & Keywords : R About the job Experience: •Strong experience with machining concepts, problems and producing hardware. •Ability and desire to work in a fast-paced, problem-solving environment. •Demonstrated capacity to work on multiple projects and initiatives in parallel. •Mechanical component and/or tooling design and analysis (3D computer-aided design). Required Skills: •Identify, develop, and implement machining processes to help solve for engine cost, quality, and production rate – specifically focused on valve, turbopump, thrust chamber or injector hardware. •Work between manufacturing and design engineers, machinists, technicians, and quality to ensure processes are robust and any production problems are quickly solved. •Partner with design to identify and implement design for manufacturing (DFM) updates at both the piece part and system level, own change management into production. •Aggressively implement machining process controls that allow parts to run ‘lights out’. Leverage latest technologies and programming strategies to reduce in-cycle intervention. •Be responsible for part or part family quality; understand quality landscape, and drive projects to ensure dimensions meet part requirements with low overhead. •Drive machining processes toward statistically controlled (SPC) environment. Develop and implement tools needed to show capability. •Oversee full circle machining process from fixture design and manufacturing, CAM programming and program refinement, cutting tool selection, and buyoff/inspection methodologies. •Constantly challenge each process, part, operation to create the most manufacturable and reliable engine hardware possible. Qualifications: •Bachelor's degree in engineering discipline or physics. •1+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment (student project team and internship experience qualifies). •This is a hands-on position that will require standing for long durations of your day and working directly with hardware on the floor. •Must be comfortable stooping, bending, and standing. •Position may require occasional travel, long hours or weekend work. •To 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. Learn more about the ITAR here. •Master's degree in mechanical, manufacturing, or aerospace engineering. Compensation: •$100,000 - $117,500 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!