Sr. Propulsion Engineer (Raptor Flight) is open at SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA. The posting gives a salary of $135K - $215K. Posted on Aug 1, 2026, and still on SpaceX’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
, you will develop and oversee all processes necessary to effectively and safely prepare and fly world-changing Starship launch vehicles. Joint brilliant, passionate engineers to rapidly develop methods that achieve airline-like operations for the world’s highest-performing rocket engines. RESPONSIBILITIES: Perform analysis, development engineering, and flight operations tasks for Raptor engine propulsion systems…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on SpaceX’s careers page.
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