Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Mesh Optical (Starmind) is open at SpaceX in Bastrop, TX. The posting gives no salary; similar roles in the United States advertise a median of $235K. Posted on Oct 29, 2026, and still on SpaceX’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
Own manufacturing engineering strategy and production execution across the factory, including line scaling, capacity planning, and production readiness for new products Design and scale automated production cells for precision electro-mechanical and optical assemblies, integrating robotics, alignment systems, inspection, and test automation Own product-to-manufacturing handoff in partnership with mechanical…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on SpaceX’s careers page.
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