CNC Machinist (Starship Components) - Level 4/5 is open at SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA. The posting gives no salary; similar roles in the United States advertise a median of $120K. Posted on May 27, 2026, and still on SpaceX’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
Operate CNC machines and produce flight hardware needed to achieve program level production rate goals Perform precision set-ups of various CNC machines on state-of-the-art assets Prioritize daily work to ensure high machine uptime across the shop/area of your responsibility Manage cutting tools in CNC machines to ensure that machines have the needed cutting tools loaded and measured before they are called in…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on SpaceX’s careers page.
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