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Manufacturing Automation Engineer, Chamber and Nozzle (Raptor)

SpaceX - Hawthorne, CA

Posted May 11, 2026

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U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)
$116,543 U.S. median for this role
Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)
+9.8% - Much faster than average

8% below the BLS role benchmark for software engineering aggregate.

Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Software Engineering aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

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About this role

Manufacturing Automation Engineer, Chamber and Nozzle (Raptor) Hawthorne, CA SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars. MANUFACTURING AUTOMATION ENGINEER, CHAMBER AND NOZZLE (RAPTOR) SpaceX is seeking an engineer with deep expertise in manufacturing automation to create the machines that build the Raptor engine's combustion chamber and nozzle. These components feature some of the most complex geometries in rocket propulsion - including intricate regenerative cooling channels, thin-walled high-temperature alloys, and tight-tolerance surfaces that must survive extreme thermal and pressure cycles across hundreds of reuse cycles. You will design, implement, and scale automated manufacturing processes that increase production rate, improve quality consistency, and reduce cost while maintaining the extreme reliability required for Starship. This role sits at the intersection of propulsion engineering, robotics, controls, and data systems. Your work will directly enable rapid iteration and high-volume production of Raptor chambers and nozzles. RESPONSIBILITIES: - Develop, deploy and iteratively improve automated manufacturing systems for Raptor combustion chambers and nozzles, including robotic process automation and smart factory initiatives. - Implement process control and in-situ monitoring for the specialized manufacturing processes required to build the chamber and nozzle components. - Build and maintain data pipelines that capture manufacturing telemetry to enable statistical process control, predictive analytics, and machine learning models for defect reduction and process

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