Starship Range Ops Recovery Engineer

SpaceX; Texas; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Recovery Operations Engineer to manage Starship Range recovery and mission readiness. You will develop procedures, lead offshore teams, and coordinate with airspace and maritime regulators to ensure compliant, safe recoveries of Super Heavy boosters and Starships.

Responsibilities include troubleshooting hardware, writing test plans, and interfacing with FAA/USCG, with a strong emphasis on operational improvements, safety, and real-time decision making in a demanding

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, aerospace, naval, marine, electrical, operations, or systems engineering.
• 1+ years of experience building, maintaining, and modifying mechanical or electrical hardware.

Responsibilities

• Perform engineering duties for SpaceX’s Starship Range and Recovery efforts.
• Lead a team of engineers and technicians performing offshore Starship Recovery operations.
• Perform troubleshooting, upgrades, and system maintenance on hardware deployed on terrestrial, maritime, meteorological, and air assets.
• Provide on-console engineering support during launch and major ground test and launch operations.
• Identify areas of operational improvement and collaborate with design teams to implement solutions.
• Develop work instructions to support ongoing operations, maintenance, repairs, upgrades, and vendor contracts.
• Interface with external agencies (FAA, USCG) to ensure compliance with Starship program goals.
• Serve as final authority to ensure safe operations.
• Use AI tools to develop and deploy program/process efficiencies.
• Serve as a recovery and range controller for launch and re-entry operations.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Electrical engineering

Offshore operations

Autonomy

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical, aerospace, naval, marine, electrical, operations, or systems engineering

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Recovery Operations Engineer to manage Starship Range recovery and mission readiness. You will develop procedures, lead offshore teams, and coordinate with airspace and maritime regulators to ensure compliant, safe recoveries of Super Heavy boosters and Starships.

Responsibilities include troubleshooting hardware, writing test plans, and interfacing with FAA/USCG, with a strong emphasis on operational improvements, safety, and real-time decision making in a demanding