SpaceX
Process Engineer, Machinery & Automation
About this role
SpaceX seeks a Process Engineer to design, specify, and commission machinery and automation systems for production of adhesives, paints, and thermal materials at their in-house manufacturing facility. You will own equipment lifecycles from procurement through vendor acceptance testing, factory installation, and production ramp, with responsibility for powder handling, industrial mixers, liquid dispensing, and custom tooling automation.
What you'll do
- Design, specify, and procure powder handling, mixing, and liquid dispensing equipment for materials production
- Own industrial equipment including hoppers, feeders, mixers, pumps, valves, and integrate with automation systems
- Design custom tooling and fixtures for production cells, from CAD through fabrication and production release
- Lead capital equipment projects end-to-end: vendor selection, design reviews, factory acceptance testing, and installation
- Execute root cause analysis, design of experiments, and statistical process control to optimize mix/dispense performance
- Partner with materials, quality, and production teams to ensure formulations meet flight-quality requirements at scale
What they're looking for
- Powder handling systems and loss-in-weight feeders
- Industrial mixers (high-shear, planetary, vacuum, reactor-style)
- Liquid dispensing and meter-mix-dispense automation
- 3D CAD design (SolidWorks, NX, Inventor) and GD&T
- PLC/HMI programming and equipment automation
- Design of experiments and statistical process control
- Factory acceptance testing and vendor management
- Chemical and hazardous materials handling
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SpaceX
SpaceX develops advanced spacecraft and satellite systems, including the Starshield government satellite constellation and Starfall re-entry cargo capsule for global delivery. The company is hiring engineers in avionics integration, software test automation, mechanical design, and hardware reliability to validate flight-critical systems and ensure mission success.
- Website
- spacex.com
Likely interview questions
- Describe a time you owned a capital equipment project from procurement through factory acceptance testing—what challenges did you encounter and how did you resolve them?
- Walk us through your experience designing tooling for automation; what CAD software have you used and how did you approach design for manufacturability?