Fluid Systems Engineer, Space Infrastructure (Bastrop)

SpaceX; Bastrop (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX in Bastrop, TX is seeking a Fluid Systems Engineer for Starlink Infrastructure to lead design, build, and activation of critical fluid systems supporting solar cells, PCBAs, and data centers.

You will own projects from concept through commissioning, manage safety, schedules, and budgets, and collaborate across manufacturing, EHS, and facilities teams to improve reliability and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering required.
• 1+ years of hands-on build or design experience.
• 2+ years of fluid systems design experience.
• 2+ years of construction project management experience.
• Knowledge of safety protocols for pyrophoric materials and toxic chemicals.
• Familiarity with ASME B31.3 and SEMI S2/S8.
• Process safety certification or hazardous materials handling experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and activate fluids systems for gases, chemicals, exhaust, and wastewater.
• Own cradle-to-grave projects from requirements through activation.
• Manage schedules, cost estimates, and budgets for facilities projects.
• Oversee on-site construction and contractor relationships with safety at the core.
• Select, procure, install, and commission storage tanks, pumps, gas panels, valves, and scrubbers.
• Develop CONOPs, perform fluid/thermal analyses, and CAD modeling.
• Conduct safety analyses (FMEAs, HAZOPs) and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Develop data acquisition and control systems for facilities monitoring.

Skills

Project management

Fluid systems design

Safety protocols

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Advanced degree in engineering (preferred)

Tools

ANSYS Fluent

Pipe-Flo

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Job description

SpaceX in Bastrop, TX is seeking a Fluid Systems Engineer for Starlink Infrastructure to lead design, build, and activation of critical fluid systems supporting solar cells, PCBAs, and data centers.

You will own projects from concept through commissioning, manage safety, schedules, and budgets, and collaborate across manufacturing, EHS, and facilities teams to improve reliability and efficiency.