Software Engineer (Thermal & Fluid Analysis)

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Starbase, TX
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SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft with the mission of enabling humans to become a multi-planetary species. It operates the Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Starship launch vehicles, as well as the Starlink satellite internet constellation.

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TL;DR · Software Engineer (Thermal & Fluid Analysis)

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Join the Thermal & Fluid Analysis team at Starbase as a Software Engineer and contribute to designing reliable thermal and fluid systems for spacecraft in extreme environments. You will develop software tools to enhance analysis efficiency, automate workflows, and support simulation validation with real data. Collaborate closely with engineers to improve system reliability and performance while writing clean, scalable code and maintaining thorough documentation. This role requires expertise in Python and data processing, along with familiarity with thermal/fluid systems in aerospace applications and experience automating engineering workflows or simulations using tools like MATLAB, C/C++, Git, Thermal Desktop, ANSYS Workbench, and Siemens STAR-CCM+.

Skills

Python JavaScript Rust MATLAB C/C++ Git Thermal Desktop ANSYS Workbench Siemens STAR-CCM+ CI/CD High Performance Computing

What you'll do

Design software and workflows to enhance mission-critical analysis efficiency.
Build infrastructure for thermal and fluid systems analysis support.
Automate engineering workflows using Python and other relevant tools.
Support simulation validation with test and flight data integration.
Write scalable code and maintain thorough documentation for projects.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, physics, mathematics, or a related field.
1+ years of experience coding in Python, JavaScript, and/or Rust.
Strong background in Python and data processing with automation experience.
Knowledge of thermal/fluid systems modeling techniques and simulation tools.
Excellent communication and documentation skills for complex projects.