Job brief: Lead Structural Engineer (MEP Design)

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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 2026-11-04 (4 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-08.
• 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: $135,000 to $215,000 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Hawthorne, CA
• Posted: 2026-11-02

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

Level: Lead / staff. The title says "Lead".

Must have

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, structural engineering, or other engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of professional experience as an engineer with a focus in design or build of structural infrastructure.
• Professional Engineering (PE) license.
• Work punch lists and certificate of occupancy (CO) with building official.
• Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S.
• § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S.

Conditions

• This is not a remote or hybrid position and will require relocation if not already local to the Hawthorne, CA area.
• Position occasionally requires the ability to work extended hours and weekends when needed.
• Ability to stand, crawl, stoop, and push or lift up to 30 lbs. unassisted.
• You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year.

Main duties

• Lead multi-disciplinary engineers and third party engineers of record throughout the entirety of the civil, mechanical, electrical, and structural engineerin…
• Perform both civil and structural design and analysis calculations for structural steel and concrete.
• Develop and issue drawings, design documentation, calculations and reports for aerospace, industrial, and commercial type projects.
• Write, negotiate, and manage construction contracts with subcontractors across multiple disciplines through contract close-out.
• Manage the civil and structural aspects of construction projects.

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for engineer jobs in California: $183k a year (2,124 listings, 74 employers). This listing pays about the same.
• Across SpaceX's 2,900 open listings, 60% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How SpaceX hires

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