Propulsion Engineer (Merlin Hardware Development) is open at SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA. The posting gives a salary of $100K - $118K. Posted on Jul 13, 2026, and still on SpaceX’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
Serve as the Responsible Engineer for a Merlin engine component or system, where you will be the primary technical point of contact for your hardware through the complete life cycle Lead Merlin development and qualification test campaigns for hardware improvements or root cause investigations Design, analyze, produce, and operate Merlin propulsion hardware and systems across development and flight operations Partner…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on SpaceX’s careers page.
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