Jobs at SpaceX

Manage PCBA processes and supplier continuity for the Starshield satellite program. Source and qualify electronic suppliers, define technical flow-downs, implement PPAP, develop process controls, analyze supplier quality/delivery metrics, drive corrective actions and supplier improvements to meet production rate, cost, quality, and schedule targets.

Source and engage passive candidates for hard-to-fill roles across engineering, supply chain, go-to-market, and business operations. Partner with recruiters and hiring managers to define search profiles, conduct Boolean and X-ray searches, personalize outreach, qualify candidates, maintain ATS pipelines, track sourcing metrics, map competitor talent pools, and represent SpaceX throughout the candidate experience. The role is fully onsite in Bastrop, Texas and may require extended hours and weekends.

Leads video editing for major space missions and Starlink initiatives, translating business needs into compelling visual narratives. Responsibilities include conceptualizing and editing content, color grading, maintaining visual consistency, collaborating with cinematographers, producers, designers, and project leads, and providing strategic creative leadership. The role requires high-quality storytelling, technical proficiency, portfolio examples, flexibility for extended hours and weekends during launches, and travel as needed.

Manage COMSEC accounts, key issuance and destruction, inspections, inventories, and compliance activities. Operate and troubleshoot End Crypto Units, prepare security and key management plans, coordinate with customer counterparts, and brief leadership. The role requires classified-environment work, extended hours as needed, CompTIA Security+ certification, and obtaining and maintaining a Top Secret clearance.

Manage COMSEC accounts, key issuance and destruction, inspections, inventories, and compliance activities. Operate and troubleshoot End Crypto Units, including KG-175, KGR-42, and KG-250 systems. Prepare security and key management plans, coordinate with customer counterparts, present to leadership, and support national security requirements in a classified environment. The role requires obtaining and maintaining a Top Secret clearance and Security+ certification.

Conduct and present static, thermal, dynamic, and fatigue analyses for Raptor engine chambers and nozzles using FEA and first-principles calculations. Define engine and stage interface requirements, support component design cycles, validate models through hand calculations and hardware testing, and collaborate with test and hardware teams to improve designs and ensure performance across flight conditions.

Develop and maintain satellite design criteria, requirements, verification plans, configuration management, and change-control processes. Review hardware designs and qualification testing across electrical, mechanical, structural, and RF systems. Identify and mitigate development risks, assess vehicle maturity, support satellite architecture decisions, and ensure design changes are implemented across manufacturing, supply chain, and test operations. Create specialized tools for design analysis and milestone tracking.

Develop reliable full-stack software and applications supporting SpaceX operations, manufacturing, launches, and Starlink. Responsibilities include designing systems, building prototypes, improving application performance, solving user problems, and contributing to architecture, design, and code reviews. The role requires ownership of software engineering and product development, with potential extended hours or weekend work based on launch schedules.

Develop reliable full-stack software and internal applications used across SpaceX. Responsibilities include designing systems, building prototypes, improving operational efficiency, solving user problems, and participating in architecture, design, and code reviews. The role involves owning software engineering and product development, with preferred experience in web applications, databases, distributed data processing, cloud-native tools, testing, deployment, monitoring, and performance optimization. This is an onsite role with occasional extended hours based on launch schedules.

Sources and engages candidates for technically demanding engineering, manufacturing, and operations roles. Builds talent pipelines using social networks, Boolean search, GitHub, technical forums, and AI-powered tools; conducts outreach and initial screens; partners with recruiters and hiring managers; tracks pipeline metrics; represents SpaceX’s mission; and monitors talent market trends and compensation benchmarks.

Performs dynamic analysis and testing for Starshield satellites across transportation, launch, and on-orbit operations. Responsibilities include vibration and shock testing, sensor installation, data and signal analysis, finite element modeling, coupled loads analysis, model correlation, and development of analytical code. The role supports hardware and mission design decisions and may include satellite dispense, jitter, fatigue, and other structural analyses.

Design and optimize trajectories for Crew and Cargo Dragon missions, develop GNC software and algorithms, analyze orbital maneuvers, select guidance parameters, support mission operations, verify NASA and contractual requirements, review post-flight data, and test flight software. The role supports launch, rendezvous, docking, reentry, deorbit, abort systems, and real-time spacecraft operations.

Leads multidisciplinary engineering teams through the design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and maintenance of advanced aerospace manufacturing infrastructure. Performs civil and structural design calculations, develops drawings and technical documentation, manages construction contracts and project execution, conducts onsite inspections, resolves field conflicts, and ensures compliance with applicable standards and codes. The role requires coordination with contractors, fabricators, owners, clients, and permitting agencies, as well as occasional extended hours and physical work onsite.

Design, deploy, operate, and improve highly scalable Starlink infrastructure. Responsibilities include upgrading distributed systems for sharding and geo-redundancy, advancing deployment and monitoring systems, managing large bare-metal clusters, troubleshooting performance issues, and collaborating across engineering teams throughout the software lifecycle. The role requires Linux, systems administration, DevOps, and site reliability experience, with opportunities to use Kubernetes, Istio, infrastructure automation, and multiple programming languages.

Administer and optimize Microsoft SQL databases, including monitoring, performance tuning, replication, migrations, backups, restores, and disaster recovery. Support Power BI licensing and optimization, automate routine tasks with PowerShell, troubleshoot production issues, document runbooks, and collaborate with internal stakeholders. The role includes mentoring database staff and participating in an on-call rotation.

Develop highly reliable full-stack software used across SpaceX, create applications that improve operations, prototype solutions, and own software engineering and product development. Responsibilities include understanding user problems, contributing to architecture and code reviews, optimizing performance, and building systems with modern web, database, deployment, and streaming technologies.

Deploy, operate, maintain, and scale mission-critical applications and infrastructure. Build infrastructure as code, implement observability, collaborate with software engineers on reliable systems, support vehicle software engineers, participate in on-call operations, conduct blameless postmortems, and resolve performance bottlenecks. The role requires onsite work, extended hours or weekends as needed, and careful operation of sensitive systems.

Develop and scale highly reliable application software used across SpaceX. Responsibilities include creating operational applications, prototyping designs, owning software engineering and product development, solving user problems, and contributing to architecture, design, and code reviews. The role focuses on full-stack development, distributed systems, manufacturing software, satellite-network applications, testing, deployment, monitoring, and performance optimization. This is an onsite position that may require extended hours or weekends based on launch schedules.

Build automation, data pipelines, AI systems, MCP servers, and internal dashboards for Falcon propulsion engineering. Process telemetry, design, manufacturing, and test data to identify anomalies and improve engineering workflows. Partner with hardware teams on root-cause analysis and high-consequence decisions, validate tools for flight-critical use, and support architecture, code reviews, and systems interoperability. Hands-on experience with engines, fluid systems, or structural hardware is required.

Plan and optimize Starshield satellite supply, inventory, and production signals using MRP systems. Maintain bills of materials, inventory targets, product data, and supply plans; mitigate shortages, obsolescence, and quality risks; coordinate engineering, manufacturing, and quality changes; analyze supply-chain metrics; and communicate critical issues to stakeholders. The role also supports strategic purchasing, safety stock, supplier relationships, regulatory compliance, and production continuity.