Thermal Engineer, Thermal & Fluid Analysis (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 May 22, 2026, and still on SpaceX’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
Own 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 above to reduce engineering investment in per-mission analysis. Pursue performance/robustness improvements. Pursue operational simplicity and seek to reduce burden on other groups at SpaceX. Produce quality documentation of…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on SpaceX’s careers page.
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