Mechanical Engineer, Operations (Starship)

Starbase, TX · 1+ years experience · Posted Oct 13, 2026

At a glance

Our mechanical engineers are responsible for designing, analyzing, and building all of the hardware across the Starship and Super Heavy vehicles.
Whatever your skill set, you’ll be aligned to the part of the program you’re most effectively able to contribute to (design, analysis, test, structures, fluids, manufacturing, tooling, machine design, etc.).

Own the design and development of next generation launch vehicles, launch pad and production lines
Transform system requirements into hardware concepts and trade implementation and architecture options
Perform hand calculations and FEA to develop, assess, and optimize designs
Rapidly iterate on manufacturing processes and development testing in a fast-paced environment
Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure hardware integrates with all Starship systems and supports necessary mission operations
Participate in design reviews internally and with suppliers and customers
Partner with engineering and production teams to generate ideas, designs, and improvements for current and next-generation vehicles
Own large business outcomes

Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline or physics
1+ years of mechanical or fluids design, analysis, or build experience (internship and school projects experience qualify)

Master's or PhD in an engineering or physics discipline
Strong ability to use data and analysis to make fast data-driven decisions
Ability to perform trade studies and make clear recommendations using first principles and engineering fundamentals even with partial information. Strong understanding of engineering fundamentals
Experience working at a nimble engineering organization or in a highly technical position that required a scrappy, entrepreneurial manner to accomplish tasks with tight time or budget constraints
Excelled in ultra-competitive environments. You’ve nailed a podium finish in engineering, math, or science competitions, achieved scores in the top percentile of scholastic or standardized tests, or demonstrated other incredible feats of intellectual achievement
Experience building hardware or have a passion for contributing to a work product that operates in the real world
Succeeded in multiple endeavors at once; maybe you worked through college, were a student athlete, or demonstrated strong work or academic performance in multiple fields
Demonstrated rapid growth, you’ve held successive positions of increasing responsibility within an organization, were able to get yourself up to speed at a heroic pace, and accomplished something meaningfully difficult early in your career