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New Graduate Engineer, Propulsion (Raptor)

Hawthorne, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$95K/yr - $115K/yr

1+ years exp

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. They are seeking a New Graduate Propulsion Engineer to join the Raptor team, focusing on the development of advanced rocket engines and propulsion systems. The role involves design, analysis, and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams to support the mission of making humanity multiplanetary.

Computer Software

Responsibilities

Expect a dynamic role doing what you're best at. Our team is building high performance flight hardware, a high-volume rocket engine production line, and a propulsion system that can rapidly and reliably power our rockets. Whatever your skill set, you'll be aligned to the part of the program you're most effectively able to contribute to

Own the design and development of next generation rocket engines, test stands, and production lines

Perform hand calculations and FEA to develop, assess, and optimize designs

Rapidly iterate on manufacturing processes and development testing in a fast-paced environment

Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure hardware integrates with all Raptor systems and supports necessary mission operations

Own large business outcomes and experience a rate of personal and professional growth that is unmatched literally anywhere else

Get a front row seat to witness an impossible idea manifest in real life. The next few years will be incredibly dynamic as we transition from the challenge of building hardware to actually flying reusable rockets to orbit

Qualification

Mechanical EngineeringFluids EngineeringData AnalysisEngineering FundamentalsHardware DevelopmentResilienceProblem SolvingTeam Collaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline or physics

1+ years of mechanical and/or fluids engineering experience via project team, research, internships, and/or professional experience

Graduating in the fall of 2025, spring of 2026 or summer of 2026

Ability to work extended hours and weekends as necessary

Preferred

Strong ability to use data and analysis to make fast data-driven decisions

Ability to perform trade studies and make clear recommendations using first principles and engineering fundamentals even with partial information. Strong understanding of engineering fundamentals

Experience working at a nimble engineering organization or in a highly technical position that required a scrappy, entrepreneurial manner to accomplish tasks with tight time or budget constraints

Excelled in ultra-competitive environments. You've nailed a podium finish in engineering, math, or science competitions, achieved scores in the top percentile of scholastic or standardized tests, or demonstrated other incredible feats of intellectual achievement

Experience building hardware or have a passion for contributing to a work product that operates in the real world

Succeeded in multiple endeavors at once. Maybe you worked through college, were a student athlete, or demonstrated strong work or academic performance in multiple fields

Demonstrated rapid growth. You've held successive positions of increasing responsibility within an organization, were able to get yourself up to speed at a heroic pace, and accomplished something meaningfully difficult early in your career

Demonstrated resilience and the ability to overcome failure or extreme odds. Many critics would say that our goals are impossible but this isn't the first time we've proven that highly improbable goals like reusable rockets can become possible

Success in academics at a rigorous and highly regarded university: minimum GPA 3.5/4.0 or higher, standardized test scores minimum 95th percentile, merit-based scholarship recipient