Raptor Engine Systems: Mechanical Design Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, vision & dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Paid vacation & holidays

Disability & life insurance

Parental leave

Job summary

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer for the Raptor Engine Systems Design team. You will own top-level engine assembly definitions, interface definitions, and the change management process to ensure design documentation and CAD models are accurate and released on schedule.

You will also contribute to engine-to-Starship interfaces, packaging, and system layouts, working with manufacturing, test, and vehicle teams to resolve integration issues and drive design changes

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field.
• 2+ years of professional mechanical design/integration experience with 3D CAD.
• Experience with large mechanical assemblies and configuration management.
• Familiarity with Siemens NX and Teamcenter.
• Experience with fluid systems, heat transfer, or structural design.
• Experience with engineering change processes and design documentation.
• Experience creating production drawings using GD&T.
• Hands-on experience in a factory, machine shop, or test environment.
• Proficient in Python, SQL, MATLAB, or FEA tools like ANSYS; scripting & automation favored.

Responsibilities

• Support top-level Raptor engine assembly across CAD, drawings, BOMs, and configuration.
• Maintain the engine fluid schematic as the latest released design.
• Support Raptor-to-Starship interfaces, including packaging and installation kits.
• Maintain awareness of open engineering changes and related design work.
• Lead or support engineering change reviews and maintain design documentation (DCR, PDR, CDR).
• Drive high standards for engineering changes, documentation, quality, and schedule.
• Develop automation for configuration management and documentation processes.
• Develop interface, routing, and system layouts when engine and vehicle evolve together.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, test, analysis, and vehicle teams to resolve integration issues.

Skills

Siemens NX

Teamcenter

Fluid systems design

Heat transfer

Structural design

Engineering change processes

GD&T

Python

MATLAB

ANSYS

Scripting & automation

Leading cross-functional teams

Scheduling plans

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

Teamcenter

ANSYS

MATLAB

SQL

Job description

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer for the Raptor Engine Systems Design team. You will own top-level engine assembly definitions, interface definitions, and the change management process to ensure design documentation and CAD models are accurate and released on schedule.

You will also contribute to engine-to-Starship interfaces, packaging, and system layouts, working with manufacturing, test, and vehicle teams to resolve integration issues and drive design changes