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Build Reliability Engineer (Falcon/Dragon)

SpaceX · Hawthorne, CA

Posted 22 days ago · $100,000.00 - $117,500.00

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
22 days
SpaceX's roles stay open a median of 45 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
Yes
52% of SpaceX's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at SpaceX
high
1459 stale, 43 reposted of 2,362 open
Hiring momentum
3062 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from SpaceX's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for SpaceX.

About this role

As a Build Reliability Engineer at SpaceX, you will work closely with design and manufacturing teams to ensure the reliability of flight hardware throughout its development and production. Your role involves creating quality plans, conducting inspections, investigating failures, and implementing Lean processes to enhance product reliability. You will spend time in various environments, including the office and factory floor, to support the mission of making humanity interplanetary.

Our read on this posting4.6out of 5
benefits
5/5
freshness
4/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
5/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of SpaceX as an employer.

What you need

  • Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline or physics
  • 1+ years in a manufacturing, quality and/or design engineering role (student project team or internship experience qualifies)

Nice to have

  • Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills
  • Master’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, materials engineering, or electrical engineering
  • Demonstrated application of process controls in high volume manufacturing, test, and quality environment
  • Knowledge of quality tools such as Lean principles, measurement systems analysis, design of experiments, statistical process control, root cause analysis and corrective action, advanced product quality planning (APQP), metrology, process failure mode and effects analysis (PFMEA), control plans, and various problem solving approaches
  • Experience developing or supporting complex mechanical/structural assemblies, advanced composites systems, fluid component/valve assembly, pre-preg lamination/curing composites, CNC machining, forming, bending, bonding, drilling, fastening and other assembly manufacturing processes, avionics integration and testing, fluid system pressure testing, welding (electron beam (EB), TIG)

What you get

  • Pay range for Level I: $100,000.00 - $117,500.00/year
  • Pay range for Level II: $115,000.00 - $140,000.00/year
  • Eligibility for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards
  • Potential discretionary bonuses
  • Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage

Worth weighing

  • No specific mention of remote work options
  • Extended hours, weekends, and offsite work may be required
  • The role requires a hands-on approach, involving time spent on the factory floor and in the lab

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Listed by SpaceX on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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