Government Affairs Manager

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX in Texas seeks a Government Affairs Manager to lead external affairs at Terafab facilities, coordinating local and state government relations, community relations, and educational outreach.

The role requires energy, initiative and the ability to produce results aligned with SpaceX’s community relations plan, including statewide travel and cross‑functional collaboration with Communications.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in public affairs including state/local policy, advocacy, and crisis/issue management.
• Experience and existing relationships with community leaders in Texas.
• Proven ability to develop and maintain relationships across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Demonstrated history of achieving measurable outcomes through political or community engagement.
• Experience on issues related to corporate community relations.
• Knowledge of local government affairs practices.
• Passion for SpaceX's mission and goals.

Responsibilities

• Lead engagement with civic leaders in Grimes County, TX and broader Texas region.
• Develop and maintain networks with local government officials and regulators.
• Monitor local/regional policy developments and analyze impacts.
• Create policy collateral and support outreach messaging with Communications.
• Support statewide government relations priorities for SpaceX and SpaceXAI.

Skills

Public affairs experience

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Relationship building

Local government knowledge

Job description

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal ofenabling human life on Mars.

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS MANAGER

The Government Affairs Manager, based in Anderson, TX, will lead external affairs for SpaceX at our Terafab facilities in Grimes County across intersecting business functions, including local and state government relationships, community and business relations, and educational outreach. In this role, you will work with internal and external stakeholders to help ensure that SpaceX has a robust and continually growing relationship with the local community. The position requires energy, initiative and dependability to produce results in support of SpaceX’s community relations strategic plan.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead engagement with civic leaders across Grimes County, TX and the broader Texas region to support core SpaceX and SpaceXAI priorities
• Develop, maintain, and build-upon a network of relationships with local government officials, lawmakers, and regulatory decision-makers
• Monitor and analyze local and regional policy developments
• Perform research as needed, develop policy and collateral materials
• Partner with the SpaceX Communications team to identify and support outreach and messaging opportunities
• Support the director of Government Affairs with statewide government relations priorities as needed

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5+ years of experience working in public affairs, including but not limited to state and local government policy, advocacy, government affairs, and/or legislative navigation and crisis/issue management

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Experience and existing relationships with community leaders in Texas
• Proven ability to develop and maintain strong relationships across a variety of stakeholder groups and issue areas
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Demonstrated history of achieving definitive, measurable outcomes through political or community engagement
• Experience working on issues directly related to corporate community relations
• Knowledge of local government affairs practices
• Passion for SpaceX's mission and goals

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must reside in or near Anderson, TX
• Must be willing to travel statewide to support company priorities
• Flexibility required, including long hours and weekend work when necessary to support operations and critical project timelines
• Must be willing to attend political and industry events on behalf of SpaceX and SpaceXAI
• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here .

SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

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