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Propulsion Engineer (Raptor Components)

SpaceX· Raptor Components - Engineering
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Hawthorne, CA$100k - $117.5kFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Propulsion Engineer responsible for designing and validating mechanical and electro-mechanical control assemblies for the Raptor engine, contributing to vehicle architecture, reliability, and flight readiness for Starship.

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.
  • Safely implement thorough component testing and checkouts across multiple build, test, and launch sites.
  • 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.
  • 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 modeling and drawingsRoot cause analysis
Nice to have:Fluid systems and pneumaticsElectro-mechanical devicesTesting and qualification

Benefits

  • 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
  • Employee stock purchase plan and potential bonuses
  • Discounts and other perks
Last updated Jul 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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