SpaceX
Launch Operations Engineer (Starship)
About this role
SpaceX seeks a Launch Operations Engineer to manage Starship flight and test operations at Cape Canaveral, including serving as on-console flight controller, developing test requirements, and analyzing performance data to optimize launch capability and safety.
What you'll do
- Serve as on-console flight controller during launch and test events
- Develop test requirements and launch plans for integrated rocket hardware
- Write and review control logic and automation for test and launch systems
- Perform real-time and post-operation data analysis across software, fluid, structural, thermal, and electrical systems
- Collaborate with design and production teams to resolve system hazards and improve flight hardware
- Enforce safety protocols and serve as final authority on operational safety
What they're looking for
- Rocket systems and launch operations
- Complex mechanical, structural, and fluid systems analysis
- Data analysis tools (Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW)
- Root cause and failure analysis
- Control systems and instrumentation
- Technical drawings and schematics interpretation
- High-risk procedure development
- Hazardous systems handling (cryogenic, high-pressure, hypergolic)
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SpaceX
SpaceX develops advanced spacecraft and satellite systems, including the Starshield government satellite constellation and Starfall re-entry cargo capsule for global delivery. The company is hiring engineers in avionics integration, software test automation, mechanical design, and hardware reliability to validate flight-critical systems and ensure mission success.
- Website
- spacex.com
Likely interview questions
- Describe your hands-on experience with complex mechanical or propulsion systems and how you troubleshot failures.
- Walk us through your experience operating or testing integrated hardware under high-stress conditions.