Job brief: Lead Mechanical Engineer (Starship Avionics)

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: Starbase, TX
• Posted: 2026-04-25 · over 60 days ago

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

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

Must have

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering, science, or math discipline
• 3+ years of professional experience designing mechanical components or assemblies
• 1+ years of experience leading teams, either formally or as part of a team project
• Must be able to work extended hours and weekends to support critical project and mission milestones
• Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S.
• § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S.

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

• Extreme ownership of avionics engineers to enable the rapid progress of design, integration, test, and launch activities
• Drive conceptual design, architecture trades, and first order sizing
• Develop design requirements where definition is lacking
• Optimize the development speed, mass, and cost on our avionics
• Perform in depth first principles analysis and FEA to assess and optimize designs

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for mechanic and technician jobs across the U.S.: $71k a year (1,428 listings, 94 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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