New Graduate Engineer, Starship Components
SpaceX · Hawthorne, CA
Posted 13 days ago · $100,000.00 - $130,000.00
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 13 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 New Graduate Engineer on the Starship Components team at SpaceX, you will engage in the design, manufacturing, testing, and machining of advanced spacecraft components. Your role will involve collaborating with production to enhance delivery rates, conducting structural analyses, and developing automated test systems to ensure hardware reliability. You will also be responsible for root-cause investigations and implementing solutions to prevent production delays.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- 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 of mechanical and/or fluids engineering experience via project teams, research, internships, and/or professional experience
- Graduating in Fall/Winter of 2026 or Spring/Summer of 2027
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience from industry or collegiate vehicle/robotics competitions in fluid systems, high-voltage systems, electronics, or instrumentation
- Strong foundation in solid mechanics, fluid dynamics, electrical circuits, manufacturing processes, dynamics and controls, heat transfer, and thermodynamics
- Ability to collect, process, and review complex engineering datasets to extract relevant trends or failure modes
- Understanding of electromechanical devices, gear trains, actuators, motors, valves, pumps, regulators, filters, and explosives
- Success in academics at a rigorous university: minimum GPA of 3.5/4.0 or higher, standardized test scores in the minimum 95th percentile, merit-based scholarship recipient
What you get
- Pay Range: Level 1: $100,000.00 - $130,000.00, Level 2: $115,000.00 - $160,000.00
- 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
- Access to a 401(k) retirement plan
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of remote work options
- Role involves extended hours and weekends as necessary
- High-pressure environment with extreme conditions for hardware
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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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