Sr. Launch Engineer, Propellant Generation (Starship)

Starbase, TXfull time

On Site

senior

H1B: no

SpaceX Sr. Launch Engineer for Propellant Generation at SpaceX focuses on designing and building launch-pad fluid systems for Starship. Responsible for cradle-to-grave project ownership including design reviews, equipment procurement, and construction coordination.

Responsibilities

Analyze, design, and build systems that support critical rocket launches and testing
Cradle-to-grave project ownership through hosting design reviews, project decision justification, equipment procurement, and coordination and assistance in the construction of your ideas
Apply interdisciplinary engineering skills in fields of system-level process design and initial sizing, detailed pressurized fluid and thermal analysis, structural engineering, materials and component selection, and cost/schedule optimization
Work directly with technicians and support groups to build your designs and fix real-world problems on the fly
Maintain a tight feedback loop with operations and construction teams to rapidly alter plans as necessary to meet tight deadlines
Activate, commission, and troubleshoot equipment to achieve design objectives and iterate system maintenance strategies to reduce future downtime
Apply a hands-on approach to tackling daily field projects necessary to keep the company launching rockets
Provide innovative solutions to problems under minimal supervision or direction

Qualification

Collaborative team playerAcute attention to detailGeneral hands-on experience

Required

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, aerospace engineering, or other engineering discipline
5+ years of hands-on build or design experience

Preferred

Experience with quick-thinking and problem solving in time-critical situations
Collaborative team player, enthusiastic, self-motivated, with a positive can-do attitude
Acute attention to detail, ability to see interactions with other systems to avoid problems
Creative and passionate approach to addressing opportunities and challenges while balancing cost and schedule
Strong fundamental intuition of fluid and/or structural/mechanical systems
Creativity to imagine and design for reliability, efficiency, and maintainability from scratch
General hands-on experience; automotive, machining, welding, and other fabrication techniques is a plus
Ability to work independently as well as part of a team, take initiative, and communicate effectively