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SpaceX

Manufacturing Engineer, Chamber and Nozzle (Raptor)

SpaceX

Published 12 May 2026
Hawthorne, CA
100K - 135K USD Annual
Full Time

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Role Highlights

Languages used

Python
C

Key skills

Machine Learning
Integrations
Data
Statistics
Infrastructure
Testing

Tools, Libraries and Frameworks

Description

The role involves designing, implementing, and scaling CNC machining processes for rocket engine combustion chambers and nozzles. The engineer will develop CNC programs and strategies to improve production throughput, dimensional accuracy, and cycle times. Responsibilities include integrating in-process metrology and building data pipelines to capture telemetry for machine learning models. The position requires designing custom fixtures and workholding systems for complex, thin-walled hardware. The engineer will collaborate with design and production teams to translate new hardware designs into repeatable manufacturing processes.

Required Qualifications and Skills

Candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline and possess at least one year of hands-on experience with CNC machining and programming for metallic components. Proficiency in CAM software, G-code, and CNC controllers is required. Applicants must meet ITAR requirements, meaning they must be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, or eligible refugees or asylees. The role requires the physical ability to stand for long durations and work directly with hardware on the production floor.

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SpaceX

Size

13529

Founded

HQ

Hawthorne, US

Description

SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches the worlds most advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk to revolutionize space transportation, with the ultimate goal of making life multiplanetary. SpaceX has gained worldwide attention for a series of historic milestones. It is the only private company ever to return a spacecraft from low-Earth orbit, which it first accomplished in December 2010. The company made history again in May 2012 when its Dragon spacecraft attached to the International Space Station, exchanged cargo payloads, and returned safely to Earth a technically challenging feat previously accomplished only by governments. Since then Dragon has delivered cargo to and from the space station multiple times, providing regular cargo resupply missions for NASA. For more information, visit www.spacex.com.

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