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Operations Engineer, Starbase Infrastructure

SpaceX · Starbase, TX

Posted 14 days ago

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This role has been open
14 days
SpaceX's roles stay open a median of 45 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
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 an Operations Engineer at SpaceX's Starbase, you will standardize and improve the processes for various infrastructure shops, ensuring consistent work requests, planning, execution, and closure. Your role involves adopting company standards, defining work-management systems, and translating design packages into actionable plans. You will also be responsible for commissioning new systems and ensuring operational readiness, while providing visibility into shop performance metrics.

Our read on this posting2.6out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
4/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

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
  • 1+ years of professional experience in industrial plant, central plant, utilities, facilities, power generation, process operations, or maintenance engineering

Nice to have

  • 2+ years in a process plant, municipal or industrial utility, semiconductor or data-center facilities, shipyard, or similar 24/7 plant
  • Hands-on work management: Warp, Foundation, Maximo, SAP PM, or equivalent CMMS; you can write and close a work order to support an initiative
  • Experience reading P&IDs, electrical one-lines, and OEM manuals, and writing a procedure a technician can follow on night shift
  • Experience commissioning or standing up operational-readiness of new equipment (punch list through first PMs and spare setup)
  • Working knowledge of LOTO, MOC, confined space, and energized / pressurized systems

Worth weighing

  • Position requires working in extreme outdoor environments and lifting 25 lbs. unassisted
  • Onsite position in Starbase, TX with no remote work options
  • Travel to other SpaceX sites may be required (up to 15%)
  • Extended hours and weekend work may be necessary

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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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