Sr. Thermal Engineer, Thermal & Fluid Analysis (Starship)

As a Senior Thermal Engineer on the Starship Thermal & Fluids analysis team, you are responsible for the thermal design, test, and validation of vehicles and hardware. You will make engineering decisions to improve vehicle performance and reliability to help create a fully reusable transportation system designed to carry both crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars, and beyond.

- 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 operational simplicity and seek to reduce burden on other groups at SpaceX.

- Produce quality documentation of your work to reduce miss-rate and improve efficiency.

- 5+ years of professional experience using engineering simulation software such as MATLAB.

- 5+ years professional experience with thermal or fluid analysis.

- Strong understanding of spacecraft and/or launch vehicle systems.

- Working knowledge of scripting languages (specifically Python).

- Must be available to work extended hours and weekends as needed.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks.

You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. Employees accrue paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy which satisfies or exceeds the accrual, carryover, and use requirements of the law.