Full-Time
Manufacturing Specialist
Starlink
SpaceX
10,001+ employees
Designs, manufactures, and launches rockets
No salary listed
No H1B Sponsorship
Bastrop, TX, USA
In Person
US Citizenship Required
Bachelor's, Associate's
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- High school diploma or equivalency certificate and 2+ years of professional experience in a hands-on manufacturing environment; OR bachelor's degree in an engineering, math or science discipline
- Must be available one or more of the following shifts: 8AM – 6:30 PM Monday Through Friday
- Standing for long periods, climbing up and down ladders, bending, grasping, sitting, pulling, pushing, stooping, and stretching may be required
- Able to lift up to 25lbs. unassisted
- ITAR REQUIREMENTS: Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State
- Execute new product introduction builds across all work centers
- Program, load, and operate automated equipment
- Triage non-conforming products and drive resolution and preventative actions
- Resolve production issues while ensuring design integrity, product quality, and delivery timelines
- Perform process development and validation on new models in extremely aggressive timelines
- Ensure the successful transition of products from development to volume production
- Identify continuous improvement opportunities for yield, performance, and cost
- Define maintenance schedules and support activities
- Implement solutions on the line to improve ease of manufacture, quality, and speed.
- Associate or bachelor09s degree in an engineering, math, or science discipline
- Experience producing J-STD-001 Class 2, IPC-A-610 Class 2 or equivalent hardware
- Experience with electrical tests, in circuit and/or bed of nails testing, and full assembly testing.
- Ability to deliver high-quality hardware in a fast-paced NPI environment
- Ability to adapt and process change quickly
- Ability to quickly design and iterate on production tooling, using CAD software and tools
- Excellent computer skills (email, Microsoft Windows, ERP/MRP/MES systems, iOS, executing custom-developed software)
- Excellent communication (written and verbal) and teamwork skills
- Ability to provide process and design improvement suggestions to engineering
SpaceX designs, builds, and launches rockets and spacecraft for government and commercial customers, using reusable first stages to cut costs. Its Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy recover their boosters to enable rapid reuse, while Dragon transports cargo and crew to the International Space Station. Starlink operates a satellite internet constellation to provide global broadband coverage. It earns revenue from launches and merchandise, with the broader goal of making space travel cheaper and, over time, enabling human life on other planets and expanding global internet access.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Starbase, Texas
Founded
2002
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Q2 2026 revenue hit $7.8 billion, up 92% year over year.
- Starlink added 1.7 million subscribers sequentially, while ARPU held $66.
- SpaceX reported $47.5 billion backlog and $100 billion cash in Q2 2026.
What critics are saying
- FAA approval gates Starship's next flight; one failure freezes the moonshot timeline.
- August 2026 Texas homeowners sued SpaceX for sonic-boom damage near Starbase.
- A Starship explosion or grounding kills Mars economics and Starlink V3 launch capacity.
What makes SpaceX unique
- SpaceX flew 92 Falcon 9 launches by August 2026, dominating global mass-to-orbit.
- Starlink reached 12.0 million subscribers in Q2 2026, creating recurring cash flow.
- Starship's August 2026 catch attempt targets fully reusable heavy-lift operations.
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↓ -2%Elon Musk said SpaceX will use approximately 75% of output from Tesla's new Terafab semiconductor facility in Grimes County, Texas, with the remaining 25% going to Tesla's Optimus robot. The facility targets 1 terawatt of annual AI compute capacity at full scale. Musk said the compute output would support SpaceX's "AI spacecraft". He noted that 3,000 jobs announced for the facility represent only phase one of ten planned phases. The billionaire explained Texas was chosen over California for the site, stating "major new construction projects are de facto illegal in California", without providing additional details to support the claim. The facility will be crucial to Tesla's future vision, according to promotional materials shared on social media.
Steve Eisman, known from "The Big Short", says SpaceX is difficult to value because Elon Musk has "believers, not investors". This follows SpaceX shares remaining resilient after lockup restrictions on roughly 911.5 million shares expired on 6 August. Eisman called SpaceX's first quarterly report "very mixed at best". Revenue of $7.8 billion grew 92% year over year and net loss narrowed to $541 million, but capital expenditures jumped to $18.4 billion, with roughly $15.8 billion going toward AI infrastructure. He questioned whether SpaceX is a satellite and rocketry business or an AI company, noting the market would normally value these very differently. Rather than falling after the unlock, the stock surged roughly 16% on Friday and reclaimed its $135 IPO price on Monday.
Eric Trump defended SpaceX against a Bloomberg Opinion column criticising Starlink for "overpromising and underdelivering" on its direct-to-cell capabilities. Trump, co-founder of World Liberty Financial, argued that SpaceX launched approximately 80% to 85% of all mass sent into orbit in 2025, whilst China accounted for 8% to 10%. He highlighted 165 successful Falcon launches with zero failures and noted the company's reusable boosters have flown more than 30 times. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk responded to Trump's post, calling Bloomberg "garbage". SpaceX recently reported second-quarter revenue of $7.81 billion, up 92% year over year, surpassing Wall Street estimates of $6.93 billion. The company ended the quarter with $100 billion in cash and a $47.5 billion backlog.
SpaceX has reiterated its goal of reaching $100 billion in annual recurring revenue by year-end, a target Deutsche Bank analyst Edison Yu believes is achievable. The company's second-quarter ARR run-rate stood at $31 billion. Yu expects neocloud revenue to drive much of the growth. In the second quarter, neocloud generated $1.6 billion, all from Anthropic. This should increase to $3.75 billion in quarterly revenue in the third quarter. A Google agreement is set to ramp up next month, reaching $920 million monthly by October. SpaceX also recently signed a $6.7 billion six-month deal, possibly with the US government. Yu estimates neocloud could generate $45-50 billion in ARR by December. SpaceX shares rose 16% last week and recently climbed past their $135 IPO price.
Gene Munster from Deepwater Asset Management has flagged concerns about Alphabet's AI division following six major departures of key researchers in three months. Speaking on CNBC, he warned the brain drain could impact Google's innovation culture and future AI development. Munster also noted Gemini has begun slipping in AI model rankings against competitors. Meanwhile, Munster highlighted improvements in Grok, xAI's model now part of SpaceX following an acquisition. SpaceX's AI segment generated $2.56 billion in Q2, up 247% year-over-year, driven by a major Anthropic deal. However, bears cite concerns over massive capital expenditure requirements and customer concentration risks, with two clients representing 38% of quarterly revenue.