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Thermal Control and Life Support Hardware Engineer (Crew Starship)

SpaceX· Crew Starship
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Starbase, TXfull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Thermal control and life support hardware engineer for SpaceX Crew Starship, responsible for design, analysis, testing, and manufacturing of environmental control and life support systems to enable crewed missions including Mars missions.

Responsibilities

  • Own the conceptualization, design, and build of creative life support and thermal control systems for all Crew Starship missions, including Mars missions, across disciplines such as fans and air distribution, air sanitation, water collection and reclamation, waste management, fire suppression, and active thermal control
  • Rapidly iterate on manufacturing processes and development testing in a fast-paced environment
  • Be responsible for project delivery timeline from early design through production, launch, and sustained operations
  • Lead design reviews internally and externally with suppliers and customers
  • Work with interdisciplinary customers to ensure the component will integrate with the necessary avionics, software, mission operations, etcetera
  • Ensure designs are manufacturable and reliable
  • Exemplify technical excellence and be accountable for your own work

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in an engineering or science discipline
  • 1+ years of experience working with fluid systems, mechanical systems, environmental control systems, or components (internship and project team experience is applicable)

Skills

Required:First principles trade studies
Nice to have:Rotating machineryNXGeometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)Structural analysis (hand calcs, ABAQUS, ANSYS)Materials selection and fluid compatibilityManufacturing techniques (machining, welding, brazing, tube bending)Cross-disciplinary collaborationCommunication and organization

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Last updated Aug 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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