# Propulsion Engineer (Falcon Flight Operations) 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: Hawthorne, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-09
- Apply by: 2026-10-24
- Apply: https://boards.greenhouse.io/spacex/jobs/8789900002?gh_jid=8789900002
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/spacex-propulsion-engineer-falcon-flight-operations/

## About the role

The Falcon Flight Operations team is dedicated to delivering Falcon and its payloads to orbit rapidly and reliably. The Propulsion Engineers on this team are responsible for ensuring flightworthiness of Falcon propulsion hardware and software over the life cycle of the vehicle, from initial build, through acceptance testing, and into flight (and re-flight) operations.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
- 1+ years of experience working with engines or fluid systems
- Ability to travel in support of testing, launching, and maintenance of flight hardware (up to 10%)
- Ability to pass Air Force background checks for Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg
- Ability to work extended hours and weekends when production, test, or launch timelines require it

Tags: Merlin and Flight Ops Engineering

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