Electric Propulsion Engineer, Mechanical - (Starlink)

SpaceX · Redmond

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Company
SpaceX
Location
Redmond
Salary
$100,000.00 - $120,000.00
Posted
March 12, 2026

About this job

ELECTRIC PROPULSION ENGINEER, MECHANICAL - (STARLINK) As a mechanical engineer within the Starlink electric propulsion team you will own the end-to-end design, analysis, test, build and on-orbit life cycle of the propulsion hardware. You will get to oversee a critical system at the heart of the satellite, as you work cross functionally with plasma physics experts, avionics engineers, and electrical engineers to develop propulsion hardware (thrusters, cathodes, regulators and the fluid feed system). RESPONSIBILITIES Solve complex mechanical, thermal, magnetic, and fluid system problems on the space grade hardware that enables our satellites to move in space Own hardware from conceptual design through high volume production and on-orbit operation for the Starlink constellation Work closely…

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