Job brief: Sr. Operations Engineer, Blades and Vanes Foundry

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• Listed on SpaceX's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-14 (today); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-14.
• The apply link opens boards.greenhouse.io, the address SpaceX's board gives for this job.
• The same title for the same place was listed 1 other time on this board in the last 90 days: several openings, or a re-posted job.
• 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: 2026-11-14

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

Level: Senior. The title says "Sr".

Must have

• This role will own delivering complex projects rapidly, at minimum cost, while establishing lean, visually clear, and efficient production flows.
• Facilitate all required city, county, and governmental approvals and permits.
• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of professional experience in industrial, operations, or construction engineering.
• 1+ years of experience in using Excel, SQL, or Python/R for analysis or modeling dynamic systems.
• Must be available to work extended hours and weekends when needed based on site operational needs.

Conditions

• Physical effort with lifting and carrying materials or equipment (up to 25 lbs.).
• Possible exposure to work in extreme outdoor environments – heat, cold, rain.
• Occasional travel may be required to support projects at other sites (up to 25%).
• 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

• Design and own factory and production area layouts that follow lean principles, emphasizing clear visual indicators, linear flow, and operational efficiency.
• Own the full lifecycle of the foundry buildout, ensuring on-time and under-budget delivery of complex projects with minimum time and expense to the business.
• Act as the primary construction project manager and extreme owner for all multi-discipline aspects of the project, both in the field and office.
• Get hands-on and lead by example to ensure projects are completed rapidly.
• Perform project control tasks including detailed scheduling, cost tracking, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for engineer jobs in Texas: $133k a year (206 listings, 23 employers). This listing does not publish pay to compare.
• Across SpaceX's 2,758 open listings, 56% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How SpaceX hires

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