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Question 1 of 3Hiring now
2,672
open professional roles
2,633
opened in the last 90 days
3,455 in the last 12 months
1%
of roles are remote
17
states hiring
Texas, California, Washington, Florida, Tennessee, District of Columbia
What it hires for: Engineering (2,087), Operations (266), Legal (114), Human Resources (104), Sales (99). By level: early career (888), senior ic (719), mid level (628), entry level (599), manager (443).
Where: Hawthorne, CA (563), Bastrop, TX (494), Redmond, WA (391), Starbase, TX (280), USA (201), Palo Alto, CA (131), Cape Canaveral, FL (83), Lockhart, TX (77).
Main hubs: Hawthorne, CA (563), Bastrop, TX (494), Redmond, WA (391), Starbase, TX (280), Palo Alto, CA (131), Cape Canaveral, FL (83). Open a city for its job market, layoffs and training.
Where SpaceX ranks
Where SpaceX placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #2Employers with the most entry-level and junior jobs962 roles · of 100
- #2Employers with the most operations jobs229 roles · of 100
- #4Employers with the most open jobs1,974 open roles · of 100
- #4Employers with the most engineering jobs1,186 roles · of 100
- #4Employers with the most HR jobs61 roles · of 100
- #4Employers with the most security jobs84 roles · of 93
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
SpaceX in the industry job lists
Where SpaceX places in our weekly lists of the employers hiring in each industry, kept month by month.
November 2026
- #1Employers with the most open defense and aerospace jobs2,091 open · of 25
- #1Entry-level defense and aerospace jobs and who is hiring978 entry-level · of 25
- #1Employers with the most open space jobs2,091 open · of 25
- #1Entry-level space jobs and who is hiring978 entry-level · of 25
- #3Entry-level clean energy and nuclear jobs and who is hiring26 entry-level · of 25
- #3Entry-level robotics and automation jobs and who is hiring21 entry-level · of 25
SpaceX hiring at a glance
- We have tracked SpaceX's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 3,457 professional roles in that time.
- 1,094 of SpaceX's 2,353 open roles (46%) are entry-level or early-career; 37 of them say people without experience are welcome.
- 147 open roles (6%) ask for a specific AI skill; tools named include CUDA, PyTorch, scikit-learn, Power Automate.
- Of the 104 open roles that state where the work happens, 19 remote, 10 hybrid, 75 on-site.
- Among open roles, 156 require a security clearance.
- 21% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 18% for Aerospace & Defense employers.
- 586 roles were posted in the last 7 days; the median open role was posted 41 days ago.
- By open professional roles, SpaceX ranks #4 of 299 Aerospace & Defense employers we track.
What SpaceX asks for
Skills named most often in open roles
- python 768
- supply chain 452
- sql 426
- c++ 378
- procurement 325
- excel 310
- project management 269
- linux 235
- kubernetes 201
- lean 195
AI tools named: CUDA (13), PyTorch (5), scikit-learn (3), Power Automate (2), Claude (1), Cursor (1).
Entry-level roles, in the employer’s words
Phrases from open postings that say people without experience are welcome or that training is provided.
- “New Graduate Engineer, Launch & Test (Starship)”New Graduate Engineer, Launch & Test (Starship)
- “New Graduate Engineer, Civil/Structural (Starship)”New Graduate Engineer, Civil/Structural (Starship)
- “New Graduate Engineer, Mechanical - Satellites (Starlink)”New Graduate Engineer, Mechanical - Satellites (Starlink)
How SpaceX compares with Aerospace & Defense employers
| Measure | SpaceX | Median employer |
|---|---|---|
| Open professional roles | 2,353 | 41 |
| Roles that post a salary range | 21% | 18% |
| Roles that are remote | 1% | 0% |
Median across 296 Aerospace & Defense employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.
Similar employers hiring
Open roles
- Principal AI Engineer, Special ProgramsWashington, DC
- Starlink Enterprise Sales Director (North America)Bastrop, TX
- Principal RFIC Engineer (Starshield Silicon)Irvine, CA
- Principal Network Engineer (Starlink Ground Network)Palo Alto, CA
- Principal Test Engineer, Compute Payload (Starmind)Bastrop, TX
- Principal Network Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield)Washington, DC
- Inventory SpecialistVandenberg, CA
- Production CoordinatorLong Beach, CA
- Principal Software Engineer (Platform Team)Palo Alto, CA
- Principal Mechanical Engineer (Starship)Hawthorne, CA
What SpaceX pays
Across 723 postings with a posted range, pay is in line with the market range for the same roles. 21% of its roles post a salary range.
Only salary ranges the employer posted. No estimates.
Common questions
- Is SpaceX hiring?
- SpaceX has 2,672 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 2,633 opened in the last 90 days and 3,455 in the last 12 months. The most common function is engineering.
- How well does SpaceX pay?
- Across 723 postings with a posted salary range, SpaceX's pay is in line with the market range for the same roles. We compare each posted range with the market range for the same title, function and area.
- Does SpaceX hire entry-level candidates?
- Yes. 1,094 of SpaceX's 2,353 open roles (46%) are entry-level or early-career; 37 of them say people without experience are welcome. Entry-level means roughly 0 to 3 years of experience, read from the title, the employer and the full posting.
- Does SpaceX offer remote or hybrid jobs?
- Of the 104 open roles that state where the work happens, 19 remote, 10 hybrid, 75 on-site.
- What skills does SpaceX ask for?
- Across its open roles the skills named most often are python (768), supply chain (452), sql (426), c++ (378), procurement (325), excel (310).
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