2025-04-15

Job Description:

As a Launch Operations Engineer in the starship launch operations engineering group, you will have the opportunity to utilize your multi-disciplinary knowledge, experience, and creativity to develop solutions to launch operations with the goal of maximizing efficiency without sacrificing safety or reliability.

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Job Responsibilities:

• Write and execute launch site set up procedures to assert the launch pad’s mechanical and fluid systems into the appropriate config for test/launch
• Use fluid dynamic, thermodynamic, low voltage electrical, and mechanical system knowledge to provide guidance to teams as they troubleshoot and resolve issues in a fast-paced environment
• Develop integrated vehicle and pad operations to be streamlined with the goal of making spaceflight operations as robust and efficient as aircraft like operations
• Perform research and development projects to improve operational efficiency and eliminate time waste to improve test/launch cadence
• Interface with launch site design, critical lift, flight control, and vehicle integration teams to orchestrate operations on the launch pad

Job Requirements:

• Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure, fast paced environment
• Experience testing and operating with or around hazardous systems (high pressure, high energy, hazardous gases & fluids, etc.)
• Demonstrated expertise in SpaceX core planning tools such as shop floor, manufacturing planning, and test plans
• Experience coordinating and executing large projects requiring multi-disciplinary knowledge, scheduling of resources, and coordinating with vendors and other support teams
• Strong work ethic and drive to for constant improvement balanced with the ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, physics, computer science, or other engineering discipline
• Demonstrated expertise with instrumentation and control components (pressure transducers, thermocouples, RTDs, strain gauges, accelerometers, flow meters, load cells, relays, solenoid, pneumatic valves, etc.)
• Experience working at a rocket launch/test facility and supporting launch/test campaigns
• Hands-on experience with assembly, test, or operations of mechanical, electrical or fluid systems
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written) and the ability to clearly and concisely articulate complex problems to a wide variety of audiences
• Knowledge of engineering standards and best practices such as ASME B31.3, ASME BPV Code Section VIII, NFPA, NEC, and AFSPCMAN 91-710

Job Details:

Company: SpaceX

Vacancy Type: Full Time

Job Location: Brownsville, TX, US

Application Deadline: N/A

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