Graduate Engineer: Starship Launch & Test (High-Impact)

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Brownsville (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP is seeking a New Graduate Engineer for the Starship Launch & Test team. You will work on the design, analysis, and operation of systems critical to rapid launches and tests.

This role involves hands-on work and collaboration with cross-functional teams to improve reliability and increase launch rate. Candidates should have a degree in engineering or physics and relevant experience.

Qualifications

• Graduating with a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or PhD in 2026 or 2027.
• 1+ years of mechanical or fluids design, analysis, or build experience.

Responsibilities

• Support the design, analysis, and development of Starship launch mount, tower, and test infrastructure.
• Perform structural, thermal, and fluids analysis to evaluate and optimize hardware designs.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure systems integrate and perform reliably.

Skills

Mechanical design

Fluids design

Data analysis

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or physics

Job description

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP is seeking a New Graduate Engineer for the Starship Launch & Test team. You will work on the design, analysis, and operation of systems critical to rapid launches and tests.

This role involves hands-on work and collaboration with cross-functional teams to improve reliability and increase launch rate. Candidates should have a degree in engineering or physics and relevant experience.