or apply directly on SpaceX's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 9 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 Thermal Development Technician on the TPS team at SpaceX, you will be responsible for maintaining and operating robotic and automated systems related to the heat shield manufacturing for the Starship spacecraft. Your daily tasks will include equipment maintenance, electrical and mechanical component replacement, supporting fabrication processes, and documenting procedures to ensure replicability.
- 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
- High school diploma or equivalency certificate
- Experience with various types of hand tools or hand-held power tools
Nice to have
- Experience operating and maintaining Kuka, Fanuc, or other 6-axis robots
- Experience working with PLC programming, robotics, and CNC machines
- Basic understanding of stud arc welding
- 3+ years of experience with electrical system troubleshooting
- Ability to read and interpret electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic schematics and drawings
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- Physical demands include standing for long periods and working at heights up to 500ft
- Candidate must be capable of working in high temperatures and may need to complete a pre-employment physical
- Shift work required with potential for overtime
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.
More roles at SpaceX
- Lead Welder - 2nd ShiftMcGregor, TX
- Starlink Growth Lead, US NortheastRemote - NY
- New Graduate Engineer, Software - '26/'27 (Starlink)Bastrop, TX
- Sr. Manager, Indirect TaxHawthorne, CA
- Test Engineer, Propulsion Components (Starship)Hawthorne, CA
- New Graduate Engineer, Silicon EngineeringRedmond, WA
- New Graduate Engineer, Silicon EngineeringPalo Alto, CA
- Sr. Electrical Design Engineer, Satellites (Starlink)Redmond, WA