Hiring: New Graduate Engineer, Manufacturing (Starshield) Company: SpaceX Location: Hawthorne, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-03 10:36:47 Employment Type: Contract Target Skills & Keywords : Assembly, MATLAB, Python, R About the job Experience: •Demonstrated experience working in a highly adaptive and iterative environment. •Proven excellence in a high volume commercial, aerospace, or automotive manufacturing environment. •Demonstrated capacity to design tooling for high volume manufacturing. •Demonstrated experience implementing automation into production processes. •Demonstrated capacity to develop and maintain high performing suppliers and contract manufacturers. Required Skills: •Partner cross-functionally with a multidisciplinary team (design, build, and reliability engineers) and operations to efficiently build parts on schedule. •Develop and revise production processes, procedures, equipment, tooling, and layout. •Drive design for manufacturing and assembly during new product development and improvement cycles. •Facilitate production of flight-qualified hardware at increasing production rate while reducing cost. •Resolve complex manufacturing defects and eliminate root cause. •Support design for manufacturing and assembly during new product development and improvement cycles. •Manage integration build flow and test operations. Qualifications: •Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, computer engineering or other engineering discipline •Graduating with a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, or PhD in 2026 or 2027 •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 an engineering discipline Compensation: •$100,000 - $130,000 / 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!