Raptor Propulsion Design Engineer — Interfaces & Systems

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

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

401(k)

Health, vision, dental insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA is seeking a Propulsion Engineer for the Raptor Engine Systems Design team, focusing on top-level engine assembly and interfaces with Starship.

You'll drive engineering change reviews, maintain CAD models and BOMs, and contribute to system-level layouts for future configurations. This role requires collaboration with manufacturing, test, analysis, and vehicle teams, and offers growth in propulsion engineering.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering; 2+ years in mechanical design and integration, using 3D CAD.

Responsibilities

• Support top-level Raptor engine assembly across CAD, drawings, bills of materials, and configuration.
• Maintain the engine fluid schematic as an accurate representation of the latest released engine design.
• Support and maintain Raptor–Starship interfaces, including structural capability, seals, packaging, and dressout, shipping, and installation kits.
• Maintain awareness of open engineering changes, investigations, and design work across the department that could affect the engine assembly.
• Lead or support engineering change reviews and maintain current Bill of Design and design-review documentation, including DCR, PDR, and CDR.
• Drive a high standard for engineering changes, design documentation, technical quality, and schedule across contributing engineering teams.
• Develop automation for configuration management, change tracking, and design documentation where processes are still performed manually.
• Develop interface, routing, packaging, and system-level layouts when engine and vehicle designs must change together.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, test, analysis, and vehicle teams to resolve integration issues and move hardware from design through release and build.
• Contribute to conceptual and system-level design work for future engine configurations and ongoing Raptor design changes as program needs require

Skills

Mechanical design

Mechanical integration

3D CAD

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

Teamcenter

Python

Job description

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA is seeking a Propulsion Engineer for the Raptor Engine Systems Design team, focusing on top-level engine assembly and interfaces with Starship.

You'll drive engineering change reviews, maintain CAD models and BOMs, and contribute to system-level layouts for future configurations. This role requires collaboration with manufacturing, test, analysis, and vehicle teams, and offers growth in propulsion engineering.