Electric Propulsion Engineer, Mechanical - (starlink)
SpaceX- Location
- Redmond, Washington
- Work mode
- On-site
- Type
- full time
- Listed
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[ About this role ]
SpaceX is hiring a Mechanical Electric Propulsion Engineer for the Starlink program in Redmond, Washington. This role involves end-to-end ownership of propulsion hardware, including design, analysis, testing, and on-orbit life cycle management. The engineer will collaborate with plasma physics, avionics, and electrical engineers to develop thrusters, cathodes, regulators, and fluid feed systems.
Skills and focus areas
- mechanical engineering
- thermal analysis
- magnetic analysis
- fluid systems
- design for manufacturing (dfm)
- requirements development
- system optimization
- cross-functional collaboration
Summary written by Ramai from the original posting. Full details and requirements are on SpaceX’s careers page.
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