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SpaceX

Sr. Manufacturing Engineer (Starship Components Operations)

SpaceX

Published 16 May 2026
Hawthorne, CA
130K - 180K USD Annual
Full Time

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Role Highlights

Languages used

SQL
Python
C

Key skills

Project Management
Strategic Planning
Operations
Testing
Physics
Modelling
ERP

Tools, Libraries and Frameworks

Flow

Description

The role involves designing factory layouts and managing material flow for the production of Starship components. The engineer is responsible for project planning, machine moves, and optimizing production processes to improve efficiency. This position requires conducting process walks to identify and eliminate unnecessary steps in manufacturing lines. The individual will manage vendor relationships, negotiate pricing, and ensure project schedules are met. The work focuses on developing tools to analyze capacity and cost to guide production decisions. The role requires significant time spent on the factory floor to oversee operations and lead project execution.

Required Qualifications and Skills

The role requires a bachelor's degree in physics or an engineering discipline. Candidates must possess at least five years of mechanical design or hands-on manufacturing experience. Applicants must meet ITAR requirements, meaning they must be U.S. citizens, permanent residents, refugees, or asylees. The position also requires the physical ability to stand for long durations, work with hardware on the floor, and perform tasks involving stooping and bending.

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About the company

SpaceX

Size

13529

Founded

HQ

Hawthorne, US

Description

SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches the worlds most advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk to revolutionize space transportation, with the ultimate goal of making life multiplanetary. SpaceX has gained worldwide attention for a series of historic milestones. It is the only private company ever to return a spacecraft from low-Earth orbit, which it first accomplished in December 2010. The company made history again in May 2012 when its Dragon spacecraft attached to the International Space Station, exchanged cargo payloads, and returned safely to Earth a technically challenging feat previously accomplished only by governments. Since then Dragon has delivered cargo to and from the space station multiple times, providing regular cargo resupply missions for NASA. For more information, visit www.spacex.com.

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