Senior Propulsion Engineer — Raptor Flight Operations

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Long-term incentives

Employee stock purchase plan

Discretionary bonuses

Medical coverage

Vision coverage

Dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Paid parental leave

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Paid sick leave

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Senior Propulsion Engineer (Raptor Flight) to oversee engine operations from concept to flight for Starship. You will develop processes to safely prepare and fly propulsion systems, coordinating with teams across software, ground systems, and stage propulsion to ensure reliability and high cadence.

Responsibilities include analysis, testing, data-driven improvements, and leading engineering reviews while maintaining rigorous verification and risk assessment practices in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline with thermofluids training.
• 4+ years of experience with liquid rocket engines or related fluid systems.
• Experience in hardware design, manufacture, assembly, testing, or flight.

Responsibilities

• Perform analysis, development engineering, and flight operations tasks for Raptor engine propulsion systems.
• Align resources to achieve team objectives and uphold high performance standards.
• Enable high launch cadence with automated analysis of test and flight data.

Skills

Propulsion engineering

Thermofluids

Python

MATLAB

Siemens NX

Control systems

Data analysis

Flight operations

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree in mechanical/aeronautical/astronautical engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

Python

MATLAB

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Senior Propulsion Engineer (Raptor Flight) to oversee engine operations from concept to flight for Starship. You will develop processes to safely prepare and fly propulsion systems, coordinating with teams across software, ground systems, and stage propulsion to ensure reliability and high cadence.

Responsibilities include analysis, testing, data-driven improvements, and leading engineering reviews while maintaining rigorous verification and risk assessment practices in a