Thermal Engineer (Starshield) is open at SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA. The posting gives a salary of $100K - $130K. Posted on Oct 21, 2026, and still on SpaceX’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
Thermal design of spacecraft, launch vehicles, and hardware, from initial high-level analysis down to validation of performance with ground tests, flight, and orbital data Automate workflow to reduce engineering investment in the design cycle Pursue performance/robustness improvements Pursue operational simplicity and seek to reduce burden on other groups at SpaceX Produce quality documentation of your work to…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on SpaceX’s careers page.
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