Sr. Propulsion Design Engineer (Raptor Engine Systems)

SpaceX(1 day ago)

Hawthorne, CAOnsiteFull TimeSenior$125,000 - $175,000Propulsion Engineering

About this role

Senior Propulsion Design Engineer on the Raptor Systems Design team responsible for defining, enforcing, and validating engine design criteria for the Raptor engine. The role manages top-level requirements and ensures they cascade to subsystems, maintains and improves department design documentation, and verifies readiness through test and analysis. Work focuses on closing the loop between design, test, analysis, and production to enable flight-capable propulsion hardware.

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Required Skills

3D CAD
Structural Design
Fluid Systems
Requirements Management
Design Documentation
Test Analysis
Configuration Management
Manufacturing
Communication
NX

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Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
ITAR Eligibility (US Citizen/Green Card/Asylee/Refugee)

About SpaceX

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SpaceX is an aerospace manufacturer and launch services company that designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. Founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology and ultimately enable human life on other planets, it developed the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets, the Dragon crew/cargo spacecraft, and the next‑generation Starship — with a strong emphasis on reusable boosters. SpaceX provides commercial and government launch services (including crewed ISS missions, satellite deployments and rideshares) and operates the Starlink broadband constellation. The company is known for rapid iterative development and cost‑reduction through reuse to expand access to space.