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Launch Engineer, Dragon

SpaceX· Dragon Integration
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Cape Canaveral, FLFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Launch Engineer position on the Dragon Integration team to develop solutions for human spaceflight operations and vehicle reusability, contributing to maintenance, testing, and readiness of Dragon spacecraft for crew and cargo transport to and from Low Earth Orbit.

Responsibilities

  • Develop, execute, and continuously improve procedures for the integration, testing, and operation of Crew and Cargo Dragon flight hardware and associated ground support equipment (GSE)
  • Lead day-to-day execution of mission-specific launch site and vehicle processing activities, ensuring safe and efficient readiness for flight
  • Evaluate flight vehicle requirements and define work scope for capsule maintenance and processing campaigns
  • Manage work orders, drive non-conformances to resolution, and implement system improvements while maintaining accurate integrated planning documents across various vehicle configurations
  • Investigate and resolve vehicle, GSE, and test equipment failures by dispositioning issues, identifying root causes, and implementing corrective and preventive actions
  • Design and develop hardware and software tools that enable and optimize vehicle processing and test operations
  • Collaborate daily with cross-functional engineering teams and skilled technicians
  • Clearly communicate vehicle status and priorities to a broad audience during readiness reviews and daily updates

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, aerospace, electrical engineering, or a related engineering discipline
  • 1+ years of experience in hardware development, vehicle integration or refurbishment, manufacturing, pressurized systems, structural assembly, test operations, or related operations (internship and project experience accepted)

Skills

Required:Engineering fundamentals appropriate to aerospace/spacecraftHardware development and vehicle integration
Last updated Aug 19, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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