# Manufacturing Engineer, Inspection (Starship Machining) 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: Hawthorne, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-28
- Apply by: 2026-11-12
- Apply: https://boards.greenhouse.io/spacex/jobs/8849297002?gh_jid=8849297002
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/spacex-manufacturing-engineer-inspection-starship-machining/

## About the role

As an engineer at SpaceX, you will have the opportunity to utilize your knowledge, experience, and creativity to develop novel solutions at the cutting edge of space technology. You will work on hardware that will deliver satellites into earth orbit, ferry humans to and from the international space station, and ultimately extend humanity’s reach beyond the earth and moon.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline or physics
- 1+ years of machine shop, manufacturing, quality, and/or inspection experience (student project team or internship experience qualifies)
- Ability to work extended hours, weekends, and offsite as needed
- Ability to lift/carry up to 25lbs (unassisted) for 1-2 hours per day

Tags: Starship Components Machining