Fall 2024 Graduate Engineer

Join SpaceX as a Fall 2024 Graduate Engineer

SpaceX is seeking talented and motivated individuals to join our team as Graduate Engineers for Fall 2024. As a Graduate Engineer, you will be responsible for working on creative solutions to real aerospace challenges. You will be given as much responsibility as our full-time engineers and will be an integral part of the team. If you’ve demonstrated a commitment to academic success and motivation to apply your knowledge outside of the classroom, you are a great candidate!

Responsibilities

• Work on creative solutions to real aerospace challenges.
• Collaborate with various engineering teams across the company including design, manufacturing, and operations.
• Engage in projects that may include roles in Analysis, Avionics, Build Engineering, Integration & Test Engineering, Life Support Systems, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Engineering, Propulsion Engineering, Structures Design & Engineering, Supply Chain Engineering, and more.

Basic Qualifications

• 6+ months of applied engineering experience (internship, laboratory, and personal/team project experience is applicable).
• Enrolled in a graduate program by the start of employment and holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, or math discipline.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident (e.g., green card holder), Refugee under 8 U.S.C.1157, or Asylee under 8 U.S.C.1158.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• GPA of 3.5 or above.
• 9+ months experience of application of technical skills outside of the classroom (examples: laboratory, research, extracurricular project teams, volunteering, personal projects or prior internship/work experience).
• Ability to work well in an integrated collaborative team environment, including frequent interactions with technicians, other engineers, and managers.
• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic professional setting with changing needs and requirements.

Additional Requirements

• Able to work full time, onsite for a minimum of 12 consecutive weeks beginning in August or September 2024.
• Able to provide own transportation for positions at Bastrop, Brownsville, Cape Canaveral, McGregor, and Vandenberg locations.

Compensation and Benefits

• Pay range:
  • Graduate Engineer/Completed Bachelor's: €83,200 per year
  • Graduate Engineer/Completed Master's: €91,000 per year
  • Graduate Engineer/Completed PhD: €100,100 per year
• Comprehensive medical coverage.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Paid company holidays.
• Relocation stipend.

Programs

• DRAGON: Work on the most advanced human-rated spacecraft in the world.
• FALCON: Tackle space exploration’s toughest problems through the ongoing development of our reusable launch vehicles.
• STARLINK: Deploy the world’s most advanced broadband internet system.
• STARSHIELD: Support national security efforts using SpaceX’s Starlink technology.
• STARSHIP: Develop the most powerful launch system ever, designed for interplanetary flights.

ITAR Requirements

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident (aka green card holder), Refugee under 8 U.S.C.1157, or Asylee under 8 U.S.C.1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence, and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status.