Electric Propulsion Engineer, Mechanical – Satellite Systems

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Hawthorne (CA); Sur place; USD 120 000 - 170 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Stock options

Health benefits

3 weeks vacation

Employee stock purchase plan

Résumé du poste

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA is hiring an Electric Propulsion Engineer (Mechanical) to join a team delivering flight-qualified propulsion hardware for Starshield mission support.

You will design, analyze, test, and own propulsion systems through production, collaborating with manufacturing and test facilities, and guiding decisions with data. On-site role with potential travel and emphasis on reliability and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, aerospace, physics, or other engineering discipline.
• 3+ years of experience designing, testing, and analyzing electric propulsion systems or related spacecraft propulsion hardware.
• Experience delivering high-reliability or safety-critical hardware.

Responsabilités

• Design, analyze, test, and provide operational support for propulsion hardware.
• Collaborate with manufacturing to enable high-rate production.
• Develop and execute qualification test plans for flight readiness (vibration, thermal, life cycle).

Connaissances

Electric propulsion

Test & analysis

Python

MATLAB

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, aerospace, physics, or other engineering

Outils

Vacuum chambers

Cryogenic pumps

Data acquisition

Description du poste

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA is hiring an Electric Propulsion Engineer (Mechanical) to join a team delivering flight-qualified propulsion hardware for Starshield mission support.

You will design, analyze, test, and own propulsion systems through production, collaborating with manufacturing and test facilities, and guiding decisions with data. On-site role with potential travel and emphasis on reliability and safety standards.