Job brief: Supplier Development Engineer, Mechanical (Falcon & Dragon)

What JoRoute checked · Checked by JoRoute

• Listed on SpaceX's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-04 (4 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-08.
• The apply link opens boards.greenhouse.io, the address SpaceX's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $100,000 to $140,000 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Hawthorne, CA
• Posted: 2026-07-23 · over 60 days ago

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Entry level. The posting asks for 1+ years of experience.

Must have

• Create and disposition issue tickets where needed, working with engineering counterparts to implement, but not limited to, required re-work, repair or use as-is dispositions
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering discipline
• 1+ years of experience with manufacturing and/or inspection of mechanical products in a production environment (including school projects, clubs, or internships)
• Valid driver’s license
• Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S.
• § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S.

Conditions

• Ability to travel: up to 40-50% work week travel
• Ability to work extended hours, some nights and/or weekends as needed to meet major milestones
• You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year.
• employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/…

Main duties

• Serve as the technical point of contact for assigned parts, solving emergent challenges at suppliers and mitigating risk to the manifest by addressing high-i…
• Review issues on assigned parts and solve to the root cause, implementing changes at the supplier, at SpaceX or both, as appropriate, drive further actions t…
• Drive technical product improvements and related engineering drawing updates to reduce risk and potential defect opportunities as well as improve manufactura…
• Create and disposition issue tickets where needed, working with engineering counterparts to implement, but not limited to, required re-work, repair or use as…
• Become thoroughly familiar with your assigned parts and the processes that make up the overall assembly and become the primary point of contact for supply ch…

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for mechanic and technician jobs in California: $74k a year (322 listings, 40 employers). This listing is 62% higher.
• Across SpaceX's 2,900 open listings, 60% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How SpaceX hires

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