# Sr. Operations Engineer, Launch Strategy (Falcon) 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: Senior
- Location: Long Beach, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-29
- Apply by: 2026-12-13
- Apply: https://boards.greenhouse.io/spacex/jobs/8923628002?gh_jid=8923628002&utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/spacex-sr-operations-engineer-launch-strategy-falcon-2/

## About the role

A key part of this role is supporting manifest management for Launch and ensuring alignment across core stakeholders. This person will work alongside core stakeholders, including recovery, pads, vehicle maintenance and operations, production, test, and support teams to achieve our Launch goals. Analytics, process engineering, and cross-functional alignment exist to make that plan executable and to hit our targets. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, or mathematics
- 2+ years of experience as an operations, process, manufacturing engineering or production / launch environment
- 2+ years using data for analysis or modeling within Power BI, Python, or R
- Willing to travel to Vandenberg, Starbase, Hawthorne, and other sites in support of business needs, up to 20%
- Able to pass an Air Force background check for Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg
- Willing to work extended hours, nights, and weekends when the manifest requires it

Tags: Launch

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