Process Engineer, Spacecraft Corrosion & Cleanliness (Starship)

PROCESS ENGINEER, SPACECRAFT CORROSION & CLEANLINESS (STARSHIP) 

As a Process Engineer, Spacecraft Corrosion & Cleanliness on the Super Heavy and Starship programs, you will take extreme ownership for activating, qualifying, optimizing, and ensuring the consistency of operations for painting Super Heavy Boosters to protect against corrosion, while driving cleanliness standards across Starship vehicles to eliminate FOD and achieve proper chemical fluid cleaning. You will develop and productionize processes, equipment, and protocols critical to the reliability and performance of the world's most powerful and reusable rocket systems, enabling humanity's multiplanetary future. 

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Demonstrate extreme ownership in the activation, qualification, optimization, and consistent operation of painting processes for Super Heavy Boosters, including substrate preparation (mechanical abrasion, chemical etchants), advanced paint system mixing/application (epoxies, urethanes, solvent-based paints), sealants/adhesives, and curing/overcoat schedules
• Develop, implement, and maintain cleanliness protocols for Starship components and assemblies, ensuring zero FOD through inspections, specialized cleaning techniques, chemical fluid processes, and controlled environments (e.g., cleanrooms)
• Analyze process data, lab results, production metrics, and feedback to diagnose issues, perform root cause analysis, and optimize for corrosion protection, cleanliness levels, yield, uptime, and cost
• Design, commission, and troubleshoot fluid systems, chemical processing, and painting tools (e.g., spray systems, precision measurement devices like elcometers/ohmmeters), including maintenance and balance-of-plant calculations
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