Propulsion Engineer, Thermal & Fluid Analysis (Starship)

The role

You will ensure fluid consumables are in the right place and at the right conditions for the Starship program. You will make engineering decisions to improve vehicle performance and reliability for a reusable transportation system.

What you will do

• Run pre-mission analysis on attitude control systems, propellant conditions, and tank pressurization systems.
• Automate the workflow to reduce engineering investment in per-mission analysis.
• Pursue performance and robustness improvements.
• Pursue operational simplicity to reduce burden on other groups.
• Produce quality documentation of work.
• Review peer work.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.
• 1+ years of experience using engineering simulation software such as MATLAB.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. D

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in an engineering discipline.
• 2+ years of professional experience with thermal or fluid analysis.
• Strong understanding of spacecraft and/or launch vehicle propulsion systems and fluid components.
• Experience with 0-D and 1-D thermal/fluid networks.
• Working knowledge of scripting languages (specifically Python).
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to deliver against an aggressive schedule.

About the company

SpaceX is developing technologies to enable human life on Mars. The company aims to create a future where humanity is out exploring the stars.