Sr. Propulsion Engineer (Starship)
Core
Designing, analyzing, and building high-performance fluid systems for interplanetary vehicles (Starship and Super Heavy) to enable human life on Mars.
Role type
Senior IC propulsion engineer (fluid systems)
Builds
High-pressure gas storage, cryogenic fluid management, attitude control, and thermal control systems for Starship and Super Heavy
Domain
Aerospace propulsion and fluid dynamics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
fluid system sizing, mechanical design, structural analysis, design for manufacturability, CAD modeling, FEA, pressurized component design
Preferred skills
GD&T concepts, fluid dynamics modeling, FEA software, Siemens NX, leading operation-critical part design
Technologies
Siemens NX, FEA software packages
Responsibilities
Perform fluids system sizing analysis, transform requirements into hardware concepts, design pressurized and unpressurized structures, execute design for manufacturability changes, drive first builds of flight hardware, coordinate development and acceptance testing, participate in design reviews
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC