Software Engineer, Propulsion Simulation & Data Analysis

SpaceX
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 1+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Problem-solving","Teamwork","Presentation","Analytical thinking"]

Join the Raptor Systems Modeling and Control Team to build and maintain lumped-parameter thermofluid models for SpaceX’s propulsion engines. You’ll translate engine test data into predictive performance, conduct engine cycle analyses, resolve anomalies, and develop tools to support design, testing, and flight simulations. Collaborate with aerospace engineers to improve engine models and enable safer, more efficient missions.

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Software Engineer, Propulsion Simulation & Data Analysis

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Job Summary

Join the Raptor Systems Modeling and Control Team to build and maintain lumped-parameter thermofluid models for SpaceX’s propulsion engines. You’ll translate engine test data into predictive performance, conduct engine cycle analyses, resolve anomalies, and develop tools to support design, testing, and flight simulations. Collaborate with aerospace engineers to improve engine models and enable safer, more efficient missions.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Maintain and improve the accuracy of the lumped-parameter thermofluid physics model of the Raptor engine
  • •Conduce engine cycle analysis to steer future-state engine design and thrust upgrades
  • •Conduct anomaly resolution utilizing the engine model and sparse instrumentation
  • •Develop a detailed understanding of the physics underlying rocket engine performance, sources of performance variability, as well as related modeling and measurement techniques
  • •Maintain and improve the representation of the Raptor engine used in integrated vehicle simulations, control software validation and flight Monte Carlo analysis

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health Insurance401kEquityParental LeavePaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a STEM discipline
  • •1+ year experience writing computer software
  • •Experience with physics-based simulations of real dynamic systems
  • •Experience with lumped parameter modeling of physical systems
  • •Strong written and verbal communication skills
Experience:1+ yearsAerospaceRocketSpace
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingTeamworkPresentationAnalytical thinking
Languages:English

Company Brief

SpaceX
Designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft for commercial and government customers, aiming to reduce space transportation costs and enable human life on Mars through reusable launch vehicles and integrated space systems.
Industry: Aerospace Manufacturing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Valuation: Hectocorn (USD 100B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Hawthorne, United States
Founded: 2002
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