Propulsion Engineer (Raptor Development Operations)

Propulsion Engineer (Raptor Development Operations)

Hawthorne, CA

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

PROPULSION ENGINEER (RAPTOR DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS)

The Propulsion Engineer role is responsible for owning the development, production, and operation of the engine ignition system, transients sequences, and associated combustion devices and engine systems hardware needed to successfully start and shut down the engine in all phases of flight. You will drive all necessary work to effectively and safely develop, operate, and fly (and re-fly) your hardware and sequences on the most advanced, full-flow staged combustion engine boosting the largest launch vehicle in history.

Responsibilities

• Own design, analysis, development, sequencing, and flight operations tasks for Raptor ignition and transients
• Own the success of hardware design and requirements, delivery of production at target throughput rates, and reliable engine operation from startup to mainstage to shutdown
• Coordinate with peers through informal leadership and self-directed organization to achieve goals. Assign clear responsibilities and hold teammates accountable for execution
• Collaborate with engineers and technicians from all disciplines, including production, development test, launch, vehicle, GNC (guidance, navigation & control), flight and ground software, flight reliability, and more to develop hardware and transient sequences that meet high-level engine and vehicle objectives.
• Identify, organize, and drive hardware design and sequence changes related to departmental priorities such as simplification, reliability, performance, and optimizing for success of the vehicle architecture
• Establish requirements for hardware and engine transients and work with other responsible engineers to ensure interfacing systems meet requirements and vice versa
• Develop test requirements and participate in test operations to develop hardware and processes to accept engines for flight
• Develop test plans for development objectives, review data, and provide hardware or sequence troubleshooting recommendations. Communicate results of the tests to impacted systems.
• Perform data review of test and flight operations, analyze trends from engine test history, provide operational limits, and make critical go / no-go calls
• Enable high launch cadence through automated analysis of test and flight data via coding
• Develop and understand fluid and combustion transients as related to engine operation through testing and modeling
• Develop an understanding of the integrated engine system and how hardware and sequence changes propagate to the vehicle and to the mission

Basic Qualifications

Preferred Skills and Experience

Additional Requirements

Compensation and Benefits

EEO and Equal Opportunity

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