# Launch & Test Engineer, Fluids (Starship) at SpaceX

- Company: SpaceX
- What the company does: SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets. Backed by Kleiner Perkins, a16z and Founders Fund.
- Company website: https://www.spacex.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Cape Canaveral, FL
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-24
- Apply by: 2026-11-08
- Apply: https://boards.greenhouse.io/spacex/jobs/8842822002?gh_jid=8842822002
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/spacex-launch-and-test-engineer-fluids-starship/

## About the role

Aggressively-paced, constantly-evolving, results-focused, real-as-it-gets engineering positions available for the ambitious. We design, build, activate, modify, improve, and maintain the fluid and mechanical systems that launch the most powerful rocket in the world. You can plan on having your skills put to the test, having hardware you designed, made, and installed the same day in a development-focused environment.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, aerospace engineering, or other engineering discipline
- 1+ years of hands-on build or design experience (internship, club, and competition team experience qualifies)
- Ability to respond to emergencies to support priority projects, missions, and launches
- Ability to pass Air Force background check for Cape Canaveral
- Ability to work extended hours and weekends as needed, flexibility is required
- Ability to work in extreme outdoor environments when needed – heat, cold, wind, rain, etc

Tags: Starship Pad Engineering - Cape