Recovery Engineer (F9 Booster & Fairings) is open at SpaceX in Long Beach, CA. The posting gives a salary of $100K - $130K. Posted on Sep 9, 2026, and still on SpaceX’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
to work with an elite team to develop and execute the processing operations of landed Falcon 9 boosters and fairings. Recovering and re-flying rockets is historic and has changed the industry for the future…and you could be a part of that team. RESPONSIBILITIES: Own overall mission campaigns to process Falcon 9 boosters and fairings at the Port of Long Beach Develop procedures, test plans, and concept of operations…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on SpaceX’s careers page.
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