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Propulsion Build Engineer (Starship)

SpaceX· Ship Prop Systems Engineering
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Starbase, TXPosted 2mo ago

About the role

Role focused on developing build processes, tooling, and designs for manufacturability to enable high-rate manufacturing of Starship propulsion fluid systems. Heavy collaboration with design and build teams, involvement in physical builds and installation of propulsion hardware, and potential supervisory responsibilities for technicians and skilled labor.

Responsibilities

  • Develop manufacturing processes, techniques, and tools to enable efficient and high rate manufacturing
  • Work with the design engineering team to drive simplicity into the vehicle fluids systems at every level
  • Guide a team of technicians, welders, and fabricators in building high quality and functional fluid systems hardware
  • Coordinate and execute development, qualification, and acceptance testing of systems and tooling needed to meet hardware deadlines
  • Create original CAD models and prints for flight and/or tooling components
  • Create and maintain build schedules
  • Participate in design reviews internally and with suppliers and customers
  • Partner with engineering & 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 other engineering discipline
  • Hands-on project experience with fluid and/or mechanical systems
  • 1+ years of manufacturing design experience (internship and academic experience is applicable)

Skills

Nice to have:GD&T conceptsFluid mechanics, heat transferPressurized componentsMechanical designProcess development and line layoutsUnigraphics NX / TeamcenterSiemens NX / CAD/PLMWelding processesWelding for piping/structures
Last updated Aug 19, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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