Job brief: Construction Surveyor

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 2026-11-13 (today); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-13.
• 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: 2026-11-12

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

Level: Mid level. The posting asks for 3+ years of experience.

Must have

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate
• 3+ years of experience in site construction layout, surveying, and civil engineering drawings
• 2+ years of experience creating and maintaining survey as built in AutoCAD
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with Leica or Trimble terrestrial LiDAR systems and associated software. Experience with other systems will be considered
• Must be available to work extended hours, rotating shifts, and weekends
• Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S.

Conditions

• Physical effort including standing, lifting, and carrying light weight such as materials or equipment (ability to lift up to 35 lbs. unassisted)
• Typically exposed to work in extreme outdoor environments – heat, cold, rain
• 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

• Plan, execute, and check site construction layout, topographic surveys, and control for Starship civil work, including staking clearing boundaries, structure…
• Establish, verify, and maintain horizontal and vertical survey control, and confirm field measurements before layout is released to construction
• Set up, adjust, and operate survey instruments. Capture and reduce data with GPS, GIS, and/or robotic total stations (RTS), digital levels, and data collectors
• Read and interpret construction plans, civil engineering drawings, and related technical documents; identify conflicts and coordinate resolutions with the Ci…
• Perform and independently check survey calculations, adjustments, and quantity or as-built measurements

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• Across SpaceX's 2,855 open listings, 57% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How SpaceX hires

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