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Dynamics Engineer (Falcon & Dragon)

SpaceX· Falcon and Dragon Avionics & Software Engineering
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Hawthorne, CA$100k - $160kfull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Dynamics engineer responsible for dynamic and vibration analyses on SpaceX’s Falcon and Dragon vehicles, including data-driven health monitoring, testing, model correlation, and tool development using in-house and commercial codes.

Responsibilities

  • Resolve dynamics problems through hand calculations, analysis, tests, and the use of extensive flight data
  • Use flight data to monitor the health of our Falcon vehicle fleet, including engine performance
  • Execute dynamic testing from start-to-finish (pre-test planning, sensor selection & installation, testing, data and signal processing, and model correlation)
  • Own system level analyses and drive hardware modifications or vehicle operations across vehicle engineering teams
  • Perform component and vehicle-level analyses using commercial and in-house codes as well as write new code

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
  • 1+ years of experience with structural dynamic analyses or system dynamics modeling (can be in a professional, academic, entrepreneurial, or hobby setting)

Skills

Required:Dynamics analysis
Nice to have:Hands-on data analysis or hardware developmentVibration/shock testingNASTRAN/DMAP programmingProgramming for data processingFinite element modeling

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Short and long-term disability insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid parental leave
  • Discounts and other perks
  • Paid vacation (3 weeks) and 10+ paid holidays per year
  • Paid sick leave as per company policy
Last updated Sep 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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