Propulsion Engineer (Raptor Components)

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars. PROPULSION ENGINEER (RAPTOR COMPONENTS) The Raptor Components team conceptualizes, models, drafts, and supports mechanical and electro-mechanical control assemblies that run the Raptor engine. On this team, you will design and ensure success of these assemblies by combining pneumatics, mechanical, electrical, and software into integrated packages enabling streamlined manufacturing and engine operation. We design, analyze, build, test, and fly components for simplicity, manufacturability, and reliability in extreme thermal, pressure, and vibe environments. You will provide input into vehicle architecture trades and take a lead role in design and flight readiness on Starship, the vehicle that will transform Earth orbit operations, normalize space technology, and make humanity multi-planetary. RESPONSIBILITIES: Generate and improve CAD, engineering drawings, analysis, component specifications, and risk assessments to maximize vehicle reliability. Spearhead root cause investigations that arise in development, production, test, integration and launch, implementing corrective actions, proactively seeking out hardware issues, and implementing solutions early. Develop state-of-the-art, manufacturable, 99.99% reliable flow control devices. Safely implement thorough component testing and checkouts across multiple build, test, and launch sites. Partner with supply chain, manufacturing, testing, and flight teams to achieve SpaceX’s most reliable, highest rate components, striving for high factory yield and automotive volume/cost. Inform system-level architecture, with component capabilities and vulnerabilities in mind, to minimize cost of payload to orbit. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor’s degree in eng