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Propulsion Engineer (Dragon)

SpaceX· Dragon Engineering
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Hawthorne, CA$100k - $160kFull-timePosted 5d ago

About the role

Propulsion Engineer focused on Dragon propulsion and environmental/thermal subsystems, driving manufacturing readiness, process development, and continuous improvement to meet Dragon rate and USDV delivery timelines while ensuring safety and part quality.

Responsibilities

  • Own piece parts and assembled propulsion and/or environmental and thermal sub-systems throughout the manufacturing process with a focus on delivery to meet Dragon rate and USDV delivery timelines while maintaining safety and part quality
  • Develop and qualify new processes to take products from design to production
  • Resolve manufacturing discrepancies for all owned parts and processes by collaborating with the design engineering, production, and quality teams
  • Support day-to-day production of assemblies, high-pressure testing, and integration of hardware
  • Identify, plan, and execute capital equipment, machine, and layout upgrades to the meet volume production demand
  • Find and eliminate process waste, streamline production processes, and enable continuous improvement

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline or physics
  • 1+ years of hands-on experience driving the design, building, testing, manufacturing, or development of mechanical components or systems

Skills

Nice to have:Master's degree (preferred) in aerospace, mechanical, systems, or manufacturing engineeringDesign for manufacturability and assemblyWelding, machining, and coating processKnowledge of chemistry, engineering, fluid dynamics, and mechanics of materialsPressure and leak testing instrumentsCapacity modeling, process mapping, fault analysisPareto analysis, root cause and corrective actionPFMEAsCAD and GD&T

Benefits

  • Long-term incentives, including company stock or long-term cash awards
  • Discretionary bonuses and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Short and long-term disability insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid parental leave
  • Paid vacation (3 weeks)
  • 10+ paid holidays per year
  • Paid sick leave as per policy
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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