Join the crewMy track
ExperiencedAerospaceSpace

Propulsion Test Engineer (Raptor Components)

SpaceX · Hawthorne, CA

Posted Oct 19, 2026

Est. total comp~$199K–$304K

Apply on SpaceX's site ↗

From the posting

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

PROPULSION TEST ENGINEER (RAPTOR COMPONENTS)

The Raptor Components team is responsible for the mechanical and electro-mechanical control assemblies that run the Raptor engine: valves, regulators, actuators, firespin and ignition hardware, sensors, and the fluid and electrical packages around them. These assemblies must be simple, manufacturable, and reliable in extreme thermal, pressure, and vibration environments.

You will be hands-on. You will pressure-test high-pressure hardware, instrument it, and design the tooling, fixtures, and ground support equipment the tests need. You will write the plans, set the pass/fail criteria, run or direct the campaigns, and document the data, providing a clear go or no-go. The work covers development, qualification, and failure investigations, primarily at the factory, but also at test and launch sites. You will work with component and avionics responsible engineers, suppliers, manufacturing, and the components test organization.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Own component test plans, procedures, campaigns, and pass/fail criteria from development through qualification. …

Excerpt from SpaceX's public job board. Read the full posting.

About this listing. Pulled automatically from SpaceX's public job board and refreshed daily; closed roles are removed. Mars Mining Co. is not the employer, does not take applications and does not screen candidates. Field and level labels come from the job title and can be wrong.

More at SpaceX

All SpaceX roles on our board →

New to the field? Use the roadmap or read the break-in guides.

Get new openings in the Friday briefing

Opportunities first: new internships, fellowships with deadlines and entry-level roles in AI, robotics, aerospace and space.

Free. Unsubscribe anytime. Delivered by Buttondown. Read past issues.

About the pay figures (~): These are estimates. Yearly figures are estimated total comp ranges: the employer's posted pay range, or, with no posted pay, the median to 90th-percentile BLS wage for similar jobs, plus typical benefits and bonus, without stock. Hourly figures for internships and contract roles are posted rates or BLS hourly wage ranges. Figures outside the U.S. and for loosely matched titles are rough ballparks. How we estimate