Sr. Mechanical Engineer (Starship Avionics) is open at SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA. The posting gives a salary of $130K - $180K. Posted on Apr 23, 2026, and still on SpaceX’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
Design custom instrumentation for extreme thermal, dynamic and pressure environments Design integrated product solutions for fluid and electro-mechanical assemblies Participate in the manufacturing line, being hands on with processes including pressure testing, thermal testing, laser welding and more Perform thermal, structural, and tolerance analysis for mechanical assemblies using both hand calculations and finite…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on SpaceX’s careers page.
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