SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.LAUNCH ENGINEER, FLIGHT HARDWARE ENGINEERING (FALCON REFLIGHT)RESPONSIBILITIES:Process Falcon 9 Flight vehicles, in the pursuit of rapid and reliable rocket re-use, recovery, integration, and launchAssist with and lead hands-on assembly, integration, and testing of new and flight-proven vehicle assembliesLead critical on-site operations and hardware investigations while collaborating with engineering staff from other departments and SpaceX locations to resolve off-nominal test results and hardware conditions to ensure flight readinessDevelop and execute procedures for the refurbishment, checkout, and integration of flight-proven rockets and ground support equipmentPartner with, and provide direction to highly skilled field technicians on a daily basisDesign and develop tools and hardware to enable vehicle assembly and conduct vehicle system testingIdentify high-risk processes and problems during Stage 1 refurbishment and Falcon hardware processing, and proactively implement improvements to ensure operational excellenceLead and facilitate root cause and corrective action investigations to ensure that issues related to design, product reliability, and quality that cause downstream disruption are correctedRapidly develop and refine manufacturing assembly procedures based on lessons learnedManage work orders and the driving of non-conformances into actionable items and system improvements
SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.
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