Propulsion Engineer, Stage Systems (Starship) is open at SpaceX in Starbase, TX. The posting gives no salary; similar roles in the United States advertise a median of $194K. Posted on Oct 19, 2026, and still on SpaceX’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
Develop and maintain top-level requirements, system design, operation, and performance of the associated components for the systems above Develop and maintain thermal/fluid models of the stage propulsion systems Generate and maintain stage control system timing, valve sequencing, and stage systems mission design; develop CONOPs from conception through flight software configuration, implementation, and execution…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on SpaceX’s careers page.
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