Job brief: Sr. Manufacturing Engineer, Tool & Die Machining - 2nd Shift

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 (3 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-07.
• 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: 2026-06-03 · over 60 days ago

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

Level: Senior. The title says "Sr".

Must have

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, manufacturing, materials engineering, or other engineering discipline
• 6+ years of professional experience with high precision machining
• 3+ years of experience with CNC machining
• Master’s degree or PhD in an engineering discipline
• 3+ years of experience in a leadership position in a manufacturing environment
• Must be willing to work the following hours:

Conditions

• SR. MANUFACTURING ENGINEER, TOOL & DIE MACHINING – 2 ND SHIFT
• 2nd shift: Monday to Friday from 3:30pm to 2:00am
• Willingness to travel to other SpaceX sites and/or vendors for significant/extended periods of time (~15% travel normally, more during urgent manufacturing and test campaigns)
• Willingness to work long hours and weekends as necessary to accommodate manufacturing and test campaigns

Main duties

• Develop machining capability in-house for the tool & die team and deliver high-quality precision piece parts required to build internal tooling
• Analyze piece parts and assemblies for DFM to ensure that the parts are optimized for manufacturing and assembly
• Create collaborative business plans with design engineering, upstream production, and support teams and develop and maintain positive supplier/customer relat…
• Work between manufacturing and design engineers, machinists, technicians, and quality personnel to ensure processes are robust and any production problems ar…
• Implement machining process controls that allow parts to run ‘lights out’. Leverage latest technologies and programming strategies to reduce in-cycle interve…

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for engineer jobs in Texas: $131k a year (341 listings, 31 employers). This listing does not publish pay to compare.
• Across SpaceX's 2,898 open listings, 59% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How SpaceX hires

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