CareerPlan

Environmental & Thermal Control 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 manufacturing, develop production processes, and resolve manufacturing discrepancies for SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.

Role type

Manufacturing Engineer (Propulsion & Thermal Control)

Builds

Propulsion and environmental/thermal sub-systems for Dragon spacecraft

Domain

Aerospace manufacturing

Required skills

mechanical systems design, manufacturing process development, welding, machining, coating processes, pressure and leak testing, capacity modeling, root cause analysis, PFMEA, GD&T

Preferred skills

design for manufacturability and assembly, CAD, helium mass spectrometry, flow metering, thermocouple usage, Pareto analysis

Responsibilities

Own piece parts and assembled sub-systems throughout manufacturing, develop and qualify new processes, resolve manufacturing discrepancies, support day-to-day production and high-pressure testing, plan and execute capital equipment upgrades, eliminate process waste

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC