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Sr. Responsible Engineer - Turbomachinery (Starship)

SpaceX· Mars Development Engineering
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McGregor, TXFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Senior responsible engineer focused on turbomachinery development for Starship’s fluid systems, overseeing design, analysis, manufacturing, and test of turbopumps and related hardware for cryogenic propellant management across all mission phases.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of turbomachinery and manufacturing engineers, driving rapid development and execution of designs for Starship's propulsion system turbomachinery
  • Design, build and test turbopumps for Starship, the most advanced orbital vehicle propulsion system ever designed
  • Develop and train teammates to support empowered product ownership utilizing risk-conscious decision-making skills under pressure
  • Own turbomachinery product families – every engineer at SpaceX assumes profound responsibility for their hardware
  • Interface with our world-class production team to ensure that your team’s designs are successfully translated into the fleet of rockets
  • Maintain a positive and constructive attitude in the face of technical and non-technical challenges
  • Work collaboratively with commercial and governmental customers to ensure 100% mission success

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
  • 5+ years of professional experience in turbomachinery design and analysis role (Structural and/or fluid)
  • Professional experience with 3D CAD modeling, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), manufacturing process and machine setup

Skills

Required:Turbomachinery design and analysis3D CAD modelingGeometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)Manufacturing processes and machine setup
Last updated Jul 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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