Recovery Engineer (Starship Range Ops) is open at SpaceX in Starbase, TX. The posting gives no salary; similar roles in the United States advertise a median of $194K. Posted on Oct 28, 2026, and still on SpaceX’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
, you will develop new standard operating procedures for vehicle recovery and processing, build partnerships with airspace and maritime regulatory agencies to ensure clear communication, write test plans and procedures to improve recovery efficiency for future missions, and take full ownership to recover Super Heavy boosters and Starships safely and successfully. RESPONSIBILITIES: Perform engineering duties for…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on SpaceX’s careers page.
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