The opportunity
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.
What you'll do
Conduct, document, and present thermal analyses on Raptor hardware through: FEA and first principles to inform design decisions and ensure reliability and performance requirements are met for all phases of flight
Own thermal design of Raptor hardware, from initial high-level analysis down: to validation of performance with ground tests, flight, and orbital data
Collaborate with engineers and technicians across a range of disciplines: including design, production, development test, launch, reliability and more to develop hardware that meets high-level engine and vehicle objectives
Take a practical, hands-on approach to model validation/verification,: ensuring that model predictions are representative of design criteria and tied firmly to test data
Support ongoing design, manufacturing and reliability improvements to the: engine, and ensure changes and new designs are properly analyzed and qualified
Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline, or physics
What they're looking for
- + years of academic or professional experience related to thermal analysis: (extracurricular and internship experience qualifies)
- Master’s degree in mechanical, aerospace, or materials engineering, or physics
- + years of academic or professional experience related to thermal analysis
- Experience with Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software and post-processing
