Job brief: Lead Operations Engineer

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: $135,000 to $215,000 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Hawthorne, CA · Bastrop, TX · McGregor, TX +1
• Posted: 2026-10-21

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

Level: Lead / staff. The title says "Lead".

Must have

• 5+ years of experience in data analytics, environmental health and safety project management, and/or environmental health and safety coordination.
• Must be willing to travel regularly to U.S. SpaceX sites.
• Must be able to work extended hours and weekends for incidents, audits, and system cutovers.
• Must be able to walk manufacturing and industrial areas using required controls.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain any required site or government access.
• Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S.

Conditions

• 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

• Develop and implement dashboards and tools as needed for the environmental health and safety department.
• Analyze data related to environmental monitoring, incident reports, and safety performance to identify opportunities for data visualization.
• Collaborate with teams across all sites to solicit feedback on developed systems.
• Provide training sessions and educational materials to employees on awareness of proper usage of safety applications and visualization platforms.
• Collaborate with application software teams and/or contractors to create application improvements and manage software development projects to completion.

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for engineer jobs in California: $183k a year (2,127 listings, 74 employers). This listing pays about the same.
• 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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