Dragon Propulsion Engineer: High-Pressure & Production

Starlink; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

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Job summary

SpaceX is hiring a Propulsion Engineer (Dragon) to own propulsion subsystems throughout manufacturing, ensuring delivery within Dragon rate timelines while upholding safety and quality. You will develop processes from design to production and resolve discrepancies with cross-functional teams.

The role requires hands-on experience in mechanical systems manufacturing, with opportunities to lead process upgrades, testing, and continuous improvement initiatives across production floors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline or physics.
• 1+ years of hands-on experience in design/build/manufacturing of mechanical components or systems.
• Experience with design for manufacturability and assembly (DFMA).
• Experience with welding, machining, and coating processes.

Responsibilities

• Own propulsion and environmental/thermal sub-systems throughout manufacturing to meet Dragon rate and USDV timelines.
• Develop and qualify new processes from design to production.
• Resolve manufacturing discrepancies with design, production, and quality teams.
• Support day-to-day production and high-pressure testing of hardware.
• Identify and implement capital equipment, upgrades to meet volume production.
• Eliminate process waste and enable continuous improvement.

Skills

DFMA

Pressure testing

Manufacturing tooling

Welding/Machining/Coating

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or physics

Master’s degree in aerospace/mechanical/systems/manufacturing

Tools

CAD

GD&T

Job description

SpaceX is hiring a Propulsion Engineer (Dragon) to own propulsion subsystems throughout manufacturing, ensuring delivery within Dragon rate timelines while upholding safety and quality. You will develop processes from design to production and resolve discrepancies with cross-functional teams.

The role requires hands-on experience in mechanical systems manufacturing, with opportunities to lead process upgrades, testing, and continuous improvement initiatives across production floors.