Automation Build Engineer, Development (Starlink) is open at SpaceX in Bastrop, TX. The posting gives no salary; similar roles in the United States advertise a median of $194K. Posted on Aug 19, 2026, and still on SpaceX’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
Act as the primary liaison between automation, supply chain, production, and development operations to ensure factory infrastructure is built and deployed to meet program milestones Ideate and implement new manufacturing processes and workflows within the development operations team to increase shop throughput, efficiency and personnel safety Manage the build, configuration and instillation of all modular automation…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on SpaceX’s careers page.
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