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Turbomachinery Engineer (Raptor)

SpaceX· Raptor Tube Shop - Engineering
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Hawthorne, CA$100k - $117.5kPosted 4mo ago

About the role

Turbomachinery Engineer to design, develop, and qualify rocket turbopumps for the Raptor engine, leading from concept to flight and integrating with production and other vehicle subsystems at SpaceX.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build and test turbopumps for liquid fueled rocket engines and other rocket or spacecraft systems
  • Own critical turbomachinery components and be responsible for every aspect of the turbomachinery design, demonstrate ownership and work in close collaboration with manufacturing and assembling
  • Perform the hydrodynamic sizing and flowpath design and analysis work for impellers and diffusers for the raptor engine and other turbomachinery for spacecraft systems
  • Ensure that detailed mechanical analysis is performed on all the turbopump components/systems. Review drawings and make sure that selected designs meet the required standards for life and reliability targets
  • Devise accurate and correct models, develop new methodologies and first principles-based tools to determine turbopump performance and operability. Push the boundary of the state of the art of turbomachinery designs by exploring innovative concepts
  • Interface with our world-class production team to ensure designs are successfully translated into flight hardware that is revolutionizing access to space
  • Work with teams developing other systems (vehicle, feedlines, valves, etc.) to ensure that the turbopump design is optimally integrated and that risks are well balanced across the system
  • Own secondary flow analysis and design, ensure that current and future hardware meets performance targets
  • Support both component and assembly testing. Be involved with defining the test configuration, the test process/execution and review the results to confirm
  • Lead the resolution of issues encountered with the turbopump during development/qualification testing
  • Support ongoing design improvements to turbopump assemblies and/or sub systems including manufacturing improvements to reduce cost and lead time of components

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
  • 1+ years of experience in the design of turbomachinery (extracurricular and internship experience qualifies)

Skills

Required:Turbomachinery design and analysisMechanical design and reliabilityFirst principles modeling

Benefits

  • comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • short and long-term disability insurance
  • life insurance
  • paid parental leave
  • paid vacation and holidays
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan and potential stock-based incentives
  • discounts and other perks
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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