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Propulsion Engineer, Valves (Raptor Components)

SpaceX· Raptor Components - Engineering
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Hawthorne, CA$100k - $115kFull-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

Propulsion Engineer focused on valves and flow control components for the Raptor engine, leading design, testing, qualification, and integration with cross-functional teams to enable Starship propulsion systems and orbital missions.

Responsibilities

  • Generate and improve CAD, engineering drawings, analysis, component specifications, and risk assessments to maximize vehicle reliability.
  • Spearhead root cause investigations that arise in development, production, test, integration and launch, implementing corrective actions, proactively seeking out hardware issues, and implementing solutions early.
  • Develop state-of-the-art, manufacturable, 99.99% reliable flow control devices. Question requirements, delete parts and processes, simplify/optimize, accelerate, and automate component deliveries.
  • Safely implement thorough component testing and checkouts across multiple build, test, and launch sites.
  • Set the standard for rigorous component design and qualification testing, increasing scrutiny as the vehicle program matures in pursuit of commercial and crewed orbital missions.
  • Partner with supply chain, manufacturing, testing, and flight teams to achieve SpaceX’s most reliable, highest rate components, striving for high factory yield and automotive volume/cost.
  • Coordinate team of peers through informal leadership and self-directed program organization to achieve goals. Assign clear responsibilities, motivating and holding teammates accountable for execution.
  • Be chief engineer, collaborating with peer/engine/vehicle teams to arrive at the simplest solution for the program goals. Inform system-level architecture, with component capabilities and vulnerabilities in mind, to minimize cost of payload to orbit.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering discipline or physics
  • 1+ years of experience designing and analyzing mechanical systems via professional work experience, project/research-based student experience, or a combination of both

Skills

Required:CAD and engineering drawingsRoot cause analysisSystems thinking in fluid/mechanical/electrical domains
Nice to have:Project leadershipHands-on testing and instrumentation

Benefits

  • comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • short and long-term disability insurance
  • life insurance
  • paid parental leave
  • 3 weeks of paid vacation and 10+ paid holidays per year
  • paid sick leave policy updates per company policy
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • stock/long-term incentives and potential discretionary bonuses
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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