Texas Government Affairs & Community Relations Lead

SpaceX; Texas; 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 is looking for world-class talent ready to tackle challenging projects that will ultimately enable life on other planets. We are an equal opportunity employer offering competitive salaries, comprehensive health benefits and equity packages.

On a daily basis, SpaceX employees work on programs and projects with the potential to notably impact our lives on Earth and beyond the stars. From rocket reusability to global broadband networks to developing interplanetary transportation systems, our employees take pride in solving hard problems that can have tangible impacts on our future in space.

Make an impact

Send people to space

Join the teams responsible for designing, building and testing rockets and spacecraft to safely carry astronauts to and from the International Space Station and beyond.

Make an impact

Monitoring earth changes

Work with countries around the world to launch satellites that will help monitor the effects of climate change and inform early warning systems for natural disasters like hurricanes.

Make an impact

Global broadband internet

Drive development of the Starlink constellation to provide fast, reliable internet to populations with little or no connectivity thereby improving access to information, learning, communication and commerce.

Make an impact

Making humanity multiplanetary

Work on the Starship program developing the vehicles that will enable large groups of people to travel to the Moon, Mars and beyond.

Life at SpaceX

At SpaceX, we are actively developing technologies with the potential to change the course of life on Earth and beyond. We believe that hard work and innovative solutions result in big gains, so we prioritize hiring top talent and cultivating a culture based on merit. From building our interplanetary transport system to working with astronauts and deploying our Starlink broadband internet system, all SpaceX employees directly contribute to making our mission of making humanity multiplanetary a reality.

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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.