Job brief: Supervisor, Power Generation Fluid Systems

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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 (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: Starbase, TX
• Posted: 2026-09-18

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

Level: Senior. The posting asks for 5+ years of experience.

Must have

• Connect and verify instrumentation (pressure transducers, thermocouples, flow, and similar) as required for system checkout
• High school diploma or equivalency certificate
• 5+ years of hands-on experience fabricating, installing, testing, and/or commissioning industrial fluid systems (piping, tubing, valves, pumps, and instrumentation)
• 2+ years of experience leading a crew, shift, or project (supervisor, lead, or equivalent) in a production, construction, test, or plant environment
• 10+ years of fluid-system fabrication and install in a fast-paced power generation, industrial, or mission-critical facilities environment
• Must be available to work extended hours and weekends, which varies depending on site operational needs; flexibility required

Conditions

• 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

• Supervise prefab/spool-yard and field fluid-system work, including daily schedules, workflow, and multi-shift handoff
• Lead and manage a staff of fluid systems technicians, including hiring input, training, and all performance-management tasks
• Organize, assign, and track work so spool fabrication, install, field tie-in, test, and punchlist move cleanly across shifts
• Fabricate, install, and personally tie in (and hold the crew to the same standard) fluid system components from P&IDs, isometric drawings, and engineering sk…
• Stainless steel, carbon steel, and aluminum piping and tubing, including large-bore

Lines copied from the posting, not rewritten. "Preferred" or "nice to have" items are not listed as must-haves.

How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for manager jobs across the U.S.: $161k a year (2,919 listings, 245 employers). This listing does not publish pay to compare.
• Across SpaceX's 2,896 open listings, 59% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How SpaceX hires

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