Principal Engineer • Lead

Who you are

You have a Bachelor's degree in engineering and over 8 years of professional experience, with at least 7 years leading teams to produce engineering products. Your background includes working with launch vehicles, space vehicles, command and control systems, and ground/space sensor systems. You possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, with direct experience in negotiation and stakeholder management. Your leadership style fosters a scrappy, positive, and hardware-rich culture within your team, driving urgency towards making humanity a space-faring civilization.

Desirable

A Master’s degree in aerospace engineering or a relevant engineering discipline is preferred. You have a proven track record of capturing and distilling customer mission requirements into actionable development objectives and verification plans. Your experience includes developing system requirements and interface control documents based on trade study results, ensuring that technical contract deliverables meet customer expectations.

What you'll do

As a Principal Engineer at SpaceX, you will lead and arbitrate interdisciplinary trades, making critical architectural decisions that impact the Starship program. You will be responsible for reporting program status and risks regularly, both internally and externally. Your role will involve hiring and mentoring individual contributors and people leaders within the Starship team, fostering a culture of excellence and collaboration. You will capture customer mission requirements from various external stakeholders and translate them into actionable objectives, ensuring that the team delivers on time and meets expectations.

You will lead reviews with customers, ensuring that all technical deliverables align with their requirements. Your leadership will be crucial in setting the direction for the team, guiding them through complex engineering challenges while maintaining a focus on innovation and efficiency. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure that all aspects of the Starship project are aligned and progressing towards the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

What we offer

At SpaceX, you will be part of a mission-driven organization that is at the forefront of aerospace technology. You will have the opportunity to work on groundbreaking projects that aim to revolutionize space travel and exploration. We offer a collaborative work environment where your contributions will directly impact the future of humanity in space. Join us in our quest to make life multi-planetary and be part of a team that is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of what is possible in aerospace engineering.