Starship Production Ops Engineer: Field & Hazardous Tests

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP is hiring a Production Operations Engineer (Starship) to lead functional checkouts and hazardous testing of Starship/Super Heavy vehicles, validating propellant, electrical, and integrated systems against design intent.

You will establish test criteria, develop first-article procedures, perform pressurized and sensor checkouts, and drive real-time troubleshooting with engineering and technicians to ensure vehicle readiness and safety on the flight line.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
• 2+ years of project and/or professional experience with fluid systems.

Responsibilities

• Directly support functional checkouts of Starship/Superheavy vehicles.
• Establish test criteria and pass/fail requirements for integrated vehicle checkouts.
• Improve testing efficiency and safety of vehicle testing.
• Lead hazardous testing operations to validate vehicle build and ensure propellant and electrical systems meet design intent.
• Perform pressurized and electrical/sensor checkouts via control console.
• Develop procedures for first-article validation.
• Troubleshoot hardware issues in real time and provide feedback to prevent repeats.
• Interface with engineering and technicians in the field.
• Develop deep understanding of vehicle construction and avionics/propulsion architecture.

Skills

Fluid systems

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Advanced degree in mechanical engineering (preferred)

Job description

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP is hiring a Production Operations Engineer (Starship) to lead functional checkouts and hazardous testing of Starship/Super Heavy vehicles, validating propellant, electrical, and integrated systems against design intent.

You will establish test criteria, develop first-article procedures, perform pressurized and sensor checkouts, and drive real-time troubleshooting with engineering and technicians to ensure vehicle readiness and safety on the flight line.