Job brief: Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Injection Molding (Starlink)

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 (2 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-05.
• 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: Not published
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Bastrop, TX
• Posted: 2026-06-16 · over 60 days ago

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

Level: Senior. The title says "Senior".

Must have

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline or physics
• 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment via professional work experience, project/research-based student experience, or a combination of both
• Advanced degree in an engineering discipline
• Must be willing and able to work extended hours and/or weekends with minimal notification as needed
• Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S.
• § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S.

Conditions

• Able to travel for business trips up to 10% on an ongoing basis
• 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

• Responsible for development of plastic injection molding manufacturing processes for Starlink hardware
• Responsible for the development of the injection molding process through parameter optimization, DOE experiments, and trials that will lead to a robust process
• Responsible for implementing plug-and-play processes to production that are capable of high volume throughput (1M+ per year)
• Take direct ownership of the physical production layout, optimizing for material flow from material receiving through processes on the line
• Identify and implement safety improvement projects

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for engineer jobs in Texas: $131k a year (340 listings, 32 employers). This listing does not publish pay to compare.
• Across SpaceX's 2,893 open listings, 61% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How SpaceX hires

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