Dream Role: Dragon Environmental & Thermal Control Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Bonuses

Medical, vision, dental insurance

401(k)

Parental leave

Paid time off

Job summary

SpaceX is hiring an Environmental & Thermal Control Engineer (Dragon) in Hawthorne, CA. You will own environmental and propulsion subsystems through manufacturing, drive process improvements, and collaborate across design, production, and quality teams to ensure on-time delivery.

Qualifications include a Bachelor's in engineering/physics and 1+ years of hands-on experience; Master’s in aerospace/mechanical/systems/manufacturing is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline or physics.
• 1+ years of hands-on experience driving design, build, test, or manufacturing of mechanical components or systems.
• Master's degree in aerospace, mechanical, systems, or manufacturing engineering (preferred).
• Experience with design for manufacturability and assembly (preferred).
• Experience with welding, machining, and coating processes (preferred).
• Knowledge of chemistry, engineering, fluid dynamics, and mechanics of materials (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Own parts and subsystems through manufacturing to meet Dragon rate and delivery timelines.
• Develop and qualify new processes from design to production.
• Resolve manufacturing discrepancies with design, production, and quality teams.
• Support day-to-day production of assemblies, high-pressure testing, and hardware integration.
• Identify and implement capital equipment upgrades to meet volume production demands.
• Eliminate process waste and enable continuous improvement.

Skills

DFM

Welding

Machining

Coating

Fluid dynamics

Mechanics of materials

Pressure testing

Leak testing

Root cause analysis

PFMEAs

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/physics

Master's degree in aerospace/mechanical/systems/manufacturing engineering

Tools

CAD

GD&T

Helium mass spectrometers

Flow meters

Pressure transducers

Thermocouples

Job description

SpaceX is hiring an Environmental & Thermal Control Engineer (Dragon) in Hawthorne, CA. You will own environmental and propulsion subsystems through manufacturing, drive process improvements, and collaborate across design, production, and quality teams to ensure on-time delivery.

Qualifications include a Bachelor's in engineering/physics and 1+ years of hands-on experience; Master’s in aerospace/mechanical/systems/manufacturing is a plus.