Job brief: Sr. Regulatory Counsel, Data Center Power & Utilities

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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 2026-11-11 (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.
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What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $235,000 to $305,000 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Hawthorne, CA · Bastrop, TX · Cape Canaveral, FL +1
• Posted: 2026-11-11

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

Level: Senior. The title says "Sr".

Must have

• Lead engagement with federal, state, and local regulators, public utility commissions, grid operators, and utilities to obtain the approvals required to power datacenter operations
• 8+ years of legal experience focused on utilities, energy, or power, including work with government agencies, regulatory bodies, or utilities
• Must be admitted to the bar, in good standing, in at least one U.S. state
• Must be available to work extended hours and weekends 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

• Willingness to travel 4 to 6 times a year to different SpaceX offices for a week at a time
• 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

• Provide expert legal guidance on regulatory matters for power and utility service at SpaceXSI datacenter and compute sites, including authorization to take a…
• Lead engagement with federal, state, and local regulators, public utility commissions, grid operators, and utilities to obtain the approvals required to powe…
• Advise on large-load interconnections, retail and wholesale power arrangements, utility service applications, and special contracts or tariffs for high-deman…
• Assess regulatory pathways, timelines, and risk for new sites and expansions, including siting, generation, transmission, and behind-the-meter options
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to brief regulators and utility counterparties and to align legal strategy with site development, engineering, and ope…

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• 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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