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Supplier Development Engineer (Mechanical Engineering)

SpaceX · Starbase, TX

Posted about a month ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
33 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 a Supplier Development Engineer at SpaceX, you will be responsible for ensuring that suppliers meet the demanding quality and manufacturing standards required for rocket components. Your role will involve solving technical challenges, managing new product introductions, conducting design reviews, and collaborating with procurement to identify and vet suppliers. You will also lead efforts to improve manufacturing processes and resolve issues related to assigned parts.

Our read on this posting2.6out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
3/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
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 experience with manufacturing and/or inspection of mechanical products in a production environment

Nice to have

  • Master’s degree in engineering or business
  • Fundamental understanding of propulsion/fluid systems and respective component manufacturing processes
  • Fundamental understanding of sheet metal forming, cutting, and assembly processes
  • Experience with machining and ancillary operations
  • Experience with engineering drawings, modeling, GD&T

Worth weighing

  • Ability to work extended hours, some nights and/or weekends when needed
  • Ability to travel: up to 40-50% work week travel
  • No salary listed

Summarised from SpaceX's posting. Read the full original.

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

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