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Sr. Propulsion Engineer (Starship)

SpaceX· Booster Prop Systems Engineering
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Starbase, TXFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Senior propulsion engineer focused on fluid systems for Starship and Super Heavy, including sizing, design, analysis, and manufacturing collaboration to deliver high-performance, manufacturable interplanetary vehicles.

Responsibilities

  • Perform fluids system sizing analysis to determine basic system requirements
  • Transform system requirements into hardware concepts and trade implementation and architecture options
  • Design a range of pressurized and unpressurized structures and parts to enable system capability, creating original CAD models and prints
  • Perform structural analysis of parts and components to ensure survivability
  • Execute design for manufacturability changes to enhance production efficiency
  • Drive the first builds of flight hardware and work with a manufacturing team to establish a production line
  • Coordinate and execute development, qualification, and acceptance testing of flight hardware
  • Participate in design reviews internally and with suppliers and customers
  • Partner with engineering and production teams to generate ideas, designs, and improvements for current and next-generation vehicles

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or advanced degree in aerospace engineering, manufacturing engineering, materials engineering, mechanical engineering, or engineering physics
  • 4+ years of mechanical or fluids design, analysis, or build experience

Skills

Required:Mechanical or fluids design
Nice to have:GD&TFinite element analysis (FEA)CAD (Siemens NX or similar)
Last updated Aug 19, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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