# Automation & Controls Engineer, Launch Hardware Production (Starship) at SpaceX

- Company: SpaceX
- What the company does: SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets. Backed by Kleiner Perkins, a16z and Founders Fund.
- Company website: https://www.spacex.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Cape Canaveral, FL
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-20
- Apply by: 2026-12-04
- Apply: https://boards.greenhouse.io/spacex/jobs/8901369002?gh_jid=8901369002&utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/spacex-automation-and-controls-engineer-launch-hardware-production-starship/

## About the role

You will design, commission, and operate the automation behind production systems. A 24-lane, 750,000 sq ft Starship Refurbishment facility (Gigabay) built to assemble & refurbish Starship at rate. Industrial air separation units upstream of the propellant farms. Heat shield tile manufacturing. This team owns that controls scope end to end. The work runs from a blank cabinet and a P&ID to a plant that stays up. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Ability to pass an Air Force background check for Cape Canaveral
- Ability to perform job duties that require standing, kneeling, crouching, twisting, and working in cramped positions and small openings
- Ability to climb stairs and ladders regularly throughout the day
- Ability to lift lightweight supplies or materials (up to 25 lb unassisted)
- Available to work extended hours and weekends when commissioning or production needs it
- Work performed around fumes, odors, flashing lights, heat, cold, and noise

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