Job brief: Materials Engineer, Metals (Starship)

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 2026-11-11 (today); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-11.
• 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: $100,000 to $160,000 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Hawthorne, CA
• Posted: 2026-11-11

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

Level: Mid level. The posting asks for 2+ years of experience.

Must have

• Bachelor's degree in materials engineering or other engineering discipline with emphasis on materials
• 2+ years of professional work experience in a materials engineering related role
• Master's degree or PhD in materials engineering or related field
• Maintain working knowledge of regulatory requirements, perform associated required tasks, and complete required documentation per SpaceX specifications and other external specific…
• Extended hours and weekend work may be required to support critical project and mission milestones
• Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S.

Conditions

• Up to 10% domestic travel is expected
• 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

• Design, develop, and deploy materials and process direction for propulsion, mechanism, and valve system designs and manufacturing
• Increase reliability of internal design’s manufacturing processes through material and process selection, analysis, development, and test
• Develop physical, mechanical, and thermal properties for materials
• Improve our special processes and materials through characterization and development
• Work directly with component design build and test engineering, design reliability, and production teams on a daily basis

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for engineer jobs in California: $200k a year (1,951 listings, 57 employers). This listing is 35% lower.
• Across SpaceX's 2,908 open listings, 59% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How SpaceX hires

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