New Graduate Engineer, Mechanical (Cape Canaveral)

About this role

SpaceX seeks a new graduate mechanical engineer to support expansion of Cape Canaveral launch operations, including Starship pad development and production scaling. You'll design, test, and manufacture high-performance flight hardware while collaborating across teams in a fast-paced, mission-critical environment.

What you'll do

• Design and optimize mechanical components using hand calculations and finite element analysis
• Rapidly iterate manufacturing processes and conduct development testing
• Execute design-for-manufacturability improvements to boost production efficiency
• Lead hands-on assembly, integration, and testing of vehicle hardware
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams on system integration and mission operations
• Drive business outcomes through hardware development in a high-growth environment

What they're looking for

• Finite element analysis (FEA)
• Engineering fundamentals and first-principles thinking
• Design for manufacturability
• Hand calculations and structural analysis
• Data-driven decision making
• Hardware assembly and integration
• Trade study analysis
• Problem-solving under tight constraints

Benefits

• Work on cutting-edge aerospace technology and Starship operations
• Rapid professional growth and increasing responsibility
• Dynamic role aligned with individual strengths
• Hands-on involvement with real flight hardware
• Mission-critical impact at a pivotal launch site
• Collaborative, interdisciplinary engineering environment

Likely interview questions

• Describe a time you used FEA or hand calculations to solve a design problem—what was your approach and outcome?
• Tell us about a project where you had to rapidly iterate or innovate with limited time or budget constraints.