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Sr. Propulsion Engineer (starship)

SpaceX
Location
Starbase, Texas
Work mode
Remote
Type
full time
Listed

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[ About this role ]

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Propulsion Engineer for their Starship program in Starbase, Texas. This role involves designing, analyzing, and building fluid systems for interplanetary vehicles, including high-pressure gas, cryogenics, attitude control, and thermal control systems. Responsibilities include system sizing, mechanical design, structural analysis, manufacturing integration, and testing.

Skills and focus areas

  • fluid systems
  • mechanical design
  • structural analysis
  • design for manufacturability
  • cad modeling
  • testing
  • propulsion systems
  • cryogenic fluid management
  • attitude control systems
  • thermal control systems
  • high-pressure gas systems

Summary written by Ramai from the original posting. Full details and requirements are on SpaceX’s careers page.

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