CareerPlan

Propulsion Engineer (Dragon)

Hawthorne, CAFull-time$100k–$130k2026-10-20 → 2026-11-10
Citizens or permanent residents only

Core

Own propulsion and environmental/thermal sub-systems parts and assemblies throughout manufacturing to meet Dragon and USDV delivery timelines.

Role type

Manufacturing engineer (propulsion systems)

Builds

Propulsion and environmental/thermal sub-systems for Dragon spacecraft

Domain

Aerospace manufacturing

Required skills

manufacturing process development, pressure and leak testing, capacity modeling, process mapping, fault analysis, PFMEA, root cause analysis, CAD, GD&T

Preferred skills

design for manufacturability and assembly, welding, machining, coating processes, fluid dynamics, mechanics of materials

Responsibilities

Develop and qualify new processes to take products from design to production, resolve manufacturing discrepancies, support day-to-day production of assemblies and high-pressure testing, identify and execute capital equipment upgrades, find and eliminate process waste

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC