Sr. NDE Engineer, Radiography Testing
SpaceX · Hawthorne, CA · 3 mo ago
On-siteEngineering$130k–$180k/yrFull-time
Responsibilities
- Develop and deliver advanced nondestructive evaluation inspection solutions
- Design, prototype, and implement nondestructive sensor systems to solve manufacturing quality problems
- Interface with vehicle engineering across all programs to align on inspection requirements and capabilities, feasibility, designing parts for inspectability, inspection method selection, interpretation and evaluation of data
- Prototype early inspection development and bench-top validation to reduce risk for new technologies
- Interface with vendors, tooling and automation groups to define requirements, manage projects through to delivery
- Support targets and goals such as nondestructive automation initiatives, increased probability of detection, reduced cycle time, right first-time manufacture/assembly, and indication/defect reduction
- Develop technology in emerging nondestructive methodologies
- Support NDE specialists with development, qualification and deployment of new inspection processes (gauge R&R, PODs) including documentation and training
- Be able to present risk/performance analysis and recommendations to cross-functional teams including executives
- Manage priorities and support a host of projects simultaneously
- Define integration test plans for hardware products or software features with integration milestones that align with the program timeline
- Drive cross-functional nondestructive design and analysis discussions with electrical, software, manufacturing, and vehicle design teams
- Develop data collection and analysis pipeline at all stages of the project
- Understand and debug hardware and software interactions during design, launch, and deployment
- Use field data to improve design and performance of NDE systems
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline, physics, or computer science
- 6+ years of hands-on technical engineering experience
- NAS-410 Level III in Radiography certificate