SpaceX is looking for a New Graduate Mechanical Engineer to help build the infrastructure behind power generation and supercompute at Starbase. You will support mechanical scope from concept through design, fabrication, construction, and commissioning. The work can span power generation, fluid and cooling systems, and the structures and equipment that production depends on. You will work across engineering, construction, and operations, and see your work show up in hardware that has to perform in the field.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Develop design concepts and help size infrastructure systems based on operational loads, site conditions, and how the facility will actually run
Collaborate with peers across disciplines to develop designs that balance cost, schedule, reliability, and capability
Create detailed designs and generate CAD models and prints for components, assemblies, and integration into the larger site
Build analysis models to assess designs and confirm they meet the needs of the system
Apply first-order hand calculations and empirical formulas to assess and iterate on designs rapidly
Support validation through development hardware, mockups, or first articles, and testing of critical joints, components, and design elements
Support testing and commissioning of subsystems and full installations
Partner with construction, build engineers, and technicians to improve designs and resolve issues found during build and installation
Support installation of hardware in the field, witness designs being built and brought online, and see them go into service
Participate in design reviews and help move designs from development into installed hardware
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
Graduating with a bachelor's degree, master's degree, or PhD in 2026 or 2027
Degree in an engineering discipline or physics
1+ years of mechanical design, analysis, build, or test experience via project team, research, internships, and/or professional experience
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
Coursework or project experience in mechanical design, structural analysis, fluids, thermal systems, or power and cooling equipment
Experience with CAD, and with hand calculations or an analysis package such as NASTRAN, ABAQUS, ANSYS, Python, Matlab, or Excel
Strong ability to use data and analysis to make fast data-driven decisions
Ability to perform trade studies and make clear recommendations using first principles and engineering fundamentals even with partial information
Experience working at a nimble engineering organization or in a highly technical position that required a scrappy, entrepreneurial manner to accomplish tasks with tight time or budget constraints
Excelled in ultra-competitive environments. You've nailed a podium finish in engineering, math, or science competitions, achieved scores in the top percentile of scholastic or standardized tests, or demonstrated other incredible feats of intellectual achievement
Experience building hardware or a passion for contributing to a work product that operates in the real world
Succeeded in multiple endeavors at once; maybe you worked through college, were a student athlete, or demonstrated strong work or academic performance in multiple fields
Demonstrated rapid growth: you've held successive positions of increasing responsibility within an organization, were able to get yourself up to speed at a heroic pace, and accomplished something meaningfully difficult early in your career
Demonstrated resilience and the ability to overcome failure or extreme odds. Many critics would say that our goals are impossible, but this isn't the first time we've proven that highly improbable goals like reusable rockets can become possible
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Ability to work extended hours and weekends as necessary
Ability and willingness to relocate to Starbase, TX (Brownsville, TX area)
Stand: Up to 3 hours per day
Sit: Up to 6 hours per day
Push/Pull: Up to 50 lbs. (unassisted) Up to 15 minutes per day
Overhead reach: Up to 3 hours per day
Walk: Up to 3 hours per day
Lift/Carry: Up to 25 lbs. (unassisted) Up to 15 minutes per day
Climb (ladder/stairs): Up to 1 hour per day
Kneel/Crouch: N/A
Upper body twist: N/A
Ability to work in temperatures over 80 degrees: up to 30 minutes per day
Candidate must be capable of safely working at heights (up to 500 ft), in confined spaces, using an air purifying respirator, and performing the physical requirements of the job listed in the job description
Candidate may be required to complete a pre-employment questionnaire and/or physical to confirm these capabilities, which may include a medical history review