Rocket Test Stand Design & Build Engineer

SpaceX; McGregor (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking engineers to support development and production testing of Starship/Raptor, Falcon, and Dragon hardware in McGregor, TX. You'll design, build, and test systems powering cryogenic fluids to high-pressure gas, working directly with technicians to iterate in real time and meet ambitious deadlines.

The role covers entry to senior levels, offering opportunities to contribute from day one in a fast‑paced environment that values hands‑on problem solving, reliability design, and rapid

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, chemical engineering, or other engineering discipline.
• 1+ years of hands-on design or build experience (professional work, internships, clubs, or other engineering activities qualify).

Responsibilities

• Analyze, design, and build systems that support testing of fully integrated flight vehicles, individual rocket engines, and various rocket components.
• Drive cradle‑to‑grave ownership of engineering projects through design reviews, decision justifications, equipment procurement, and coordination/participation in the construction of your ideas
• Work directly with skilled technicians to build your designs and fix real‑world problems on the fly
• Maintain a tight feedback loop with the test operations team to rapidly alter plans as necessary to meet tight testing deadlines critical to company success
• Operate and troubleshoot equipment to achieve testing objectives, and apply lessons learned to iterate system designs for improved performance and maintenance
• Evaluate complex engineering needs and arrive at solutions to seemingly impractical problems that support test programs and achieve company objectives
• Take a hands‑on approach to tackling rapidly‑emerging field projects that keep the company testing rocket engines and vehicles every single day

Skills

Fluid systems

Structural systems

Problem solving

CAD

Machining

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

ASME piping

Job description

SpaceX is seeking engineers to support development and production testing of Starship/Raptor, Falcon, and Dragon hardware in McGregor, TX. You'll design, build, and test systems powering cryogenic fluids to high-pressure gas, working directly with technicians to iterate in real time and meet ambitious deadlines.

The role covers entry to senior levels, offering opportunities to contribute from day one in a fast‑paced environment that values hands‑on problem solving, reliability design, and rapid