Starship Propulsion Engineer, Fluid Systems

SpaceX; Texas; On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Propulsion Systems Engineer to develop fluid systems for Starship and Super Heavy vehicles. The role covers sizing, mechanical design, structural analysis, and production flow for high-pressure gas storage, cryogenic management, attitude control, and thermal control systems.

Responsibilities include hardware concept development, design for manufacturability, first-build leadership, and collaboration with engineering and production teams to drive innovations for current and

Qualifications

• Bachelors or higher in aerospace, manufacturing, materials, mechanical engineering, or engineering physics.
• 1+ years of mechanical or fluids design, analysis, or build experience (student projects/internships count).
• Experience with GD&T concepts and CAD/FEA tools is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform fluids system sizing analysis to determine basic requirements.
• Transform requirements into hardware concepts and trade options.
• Design pressurized and unpressurized structures and parts; create CAD models and prints.
• Perform structural analysis of parts for survivability.
• Drive manufacturability changes to improve production efficiency.
• Support flight hardware builds and establish production line processes.
• Coordinate qualification and acceptance testing of flight hardware.
• Participate in design reviews with internal teams, suppliers, and customers.
• Collaborate with engineering and production to ideate and improve vehicles.

Skills

Fluid dynamics

Finite element analysis

GD&T concepts

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's or higher in aerospace / mechanical / manufacturing engineering / engineering physics

Tools

Siemens NX

CAD modeling

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Propulsion Systems Engineer to develop fluid systems for Starship and Super Heavy vehicles. The role covers sizing, mechanical design, structural analysis, and production flow for high-pressure gas storage, cryogenic management, attitude control, and thermal control systems.

Responsibilities include hardware concept development, design for manufacturability, first-build leadership, and collaboration with engineering and production teams to drive innovations for current and