Lead Ground Welding Jobs in Hawthorne, CA

building, assembling, and welding all thermal protection subassemblies for the world’s most powerful rocket, Starship.

welding, gas tungsten arc welding, orbital tube welding, resistance welding, gas metal arc welding, and plasma arc welding.

This is an opportunity to build and lead a hardware reliability team for Starshield production.

Bachelor’s degree or 4+ years of professional experience in a manufacturing, production, or testing environment 1+ years of experience leading

As Lead Software Engineer, you will have the unique opportunity to lead the design and development of test software infrastructure that will validate the

Participate in initial equipment conceptual development and carefully balance product specifications, process requirements, layout complexity, cost, and lead-time

, laser beam welding, gas tungsten arc welding, and orbital tube welding.

You will take hardware from new product development through stable production across metal processing, finishing, welding, heat treatment, inspection, and

The ideal candidate will have a broad and thorough understanding of component fabrication methodologies including machining, finishing, forming, welding, inspections

You will work with other infrastructure engineers, technicians, and internal customers to support these goals and drive real global impact, ultimately leading to

requirements, demonstrated experience implementing process improvements for welding processes and implementing process controls for both automated and manual welding

General welding, cutting, and fabrication equipment knowledge Experience building, leading and consistently maintaining cohesive teams.

The ideal candidate will have a broad and thorough understanding of component fabrication methodologies including machining, finishing, forming, welding, inspections

Stand up the infrastructure that finds failures on the ground so they never happen on the mission.

Must be willing to travel to other SpaceX offices, customer locations, and remote ground sites as needed.