Job brief: Sr. Propulsion Fluids Analyst (Raptor Systems Engineering)

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• Listed on SpaceX's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-04 (3 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-07.
• The apply link opens boards.greenhouse.io, the address SpaceX's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $135,000 to $190,000 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Hawthorne, CA
• Posted: 2026-06-24 · over 60 days ago

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Senior. The title says "Sr".

Must have

• 5+ years of professional experience in fluids, CFD, and thermal analysis
• Master’s degree in an engineering discipline
• Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S.
• § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S.

Conditions

• Willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed
• You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year.
• employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/…

Main duties

• Perform fluids, CFD, and thermal analysis to drive design decisions for flight engine hardware and provide verification that reliability and performance requ…
• Collaborate with propulsion engineers on various engine teams to proactively anticipate and drive analyses throughout engine component design cycles.
• Ground model predictions in reality through hands-on validation of testing development and flight hardware
• Organize and improve integrated system models and analysis workflow for greater output and efficiency
• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for data and analytics jobs in California: $146k a year (334 listings, 58 employers). This listing is 11% higher.
• Across SpaceX's 2,896 open listings, 59% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How SpaceX hires

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