Long Beach, California, United States · On-site
$100k–$160k/yr
SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this poss…
Skills: Aerospace systems, Ground support equipment, Fluid systems, Mechanical systems, Electrical systems
Long Beach, California, United States · On-site
ABOUT ROCKET LAB Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity’s reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move f…
Skills: Thermodynamics, Fluid mechanics, Propulsion, CAD, CAM
Long Beach, California, United States · On-site
ABOUT ROCKET LAB Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity’s reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move f…
Skills: Thermodynamics, Fluid mechanics, Propulsion, CAD, CAM
Long Beach, California, United States · On-site
ABOUT ROCKET LAB Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity’s reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move f…
Skills: Fluid dynamics, Thermodynamics, Materials science, Physics, CAD
Long Beach, California, United States · On-site
ABOUT ROCKET LAB Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity’s reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move f…
Skills: Combustion devices, GD&T, Drafting, Data processing, Testing
Long Beach, California, United States · On-site
ABOUT ROCKET LAB Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity’s reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move f…
Skills: Hardware development, Electronics, Test campaigns, Engineering, Physics
Long Beach, California, United States · On-site
ABOUT ROCKET LAB Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity’s reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move f…
Skills: Additive manufacturing, Rocketry, Engineering, CAD, CAM
Long Beach, California, United States · On-site
ABOUT ROCKET LAB Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity’s reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move f…
Skills: Additive manufacturing, Rocketry, Engineering, CAD, CAM
Long Beach, California, United States · On-site
$90k–$136k/yr
At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that’s ju…
Skills: Hardware design, Fluid systems, Propulsion hardware, Manufacturing processes, Design for manufacturing
Long Beach, California, United States · On-site
$112k–$159k/yr
Vast is developing next-generation space stations and space infrastructure using an incremental, hardware-rich, and low-cost approach. Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station to ensure a continuous huma…
Skills: Hardware integration, Test engineering, Manufacturing processes, System verification, Leak checks
Long Beach, California, United States · On-site
$190k–$220k/yr
ABOUT ROCKET LAB Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity’s reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move f…
Skills: Financial planning, Financial analysis, Cost management, Capital investment, Manufacturing finance
Long Beach, California, United States · On-site
$33/hr–$49/hr
At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that’s ju…
Skills: Composites manufacturing, Carbon fiber layup, Fiberglass layup, Vacuum bagging, Laser projection systems
Long Beach, California, United States · On-site
$102k–$156k/yr
At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that’s ju…
Skills: Manufacturing engineering, Fluid systems, Mechanical assembly, Tooling design, Design for manufacturability
Long Beach, California, United States · On-site
$160k–$240k/yr
At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that’s ju…
Skills: Fluid system architecture, Systems engineering, Thermodynamics, Fluid dynamics, Heat transfer
Long Beach, California, United States · On-site
$130k–$194k/yr
At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that’s ju…
Skills: Industrial maintenance, Equipment reliability, Manufacturing operations, Team leadership, Troubleshooting
Long Beach, California, United States · On-site
$104k–$156k/yr
At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that’s ju…
Skills: Manufacturing engineering, Combustion device manufacturing, Process development, Work instructions, Design for manufacturing
Long Beach, California, United States · On-site
$109k–$163k/yr
At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that’s ju…
Skills: Propulsion integration, Test engineering, Hardware assembly, Process development, Production support
Long Beach, California, United States · Hybrid
$154k–$230k/yr
At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that’s ju…
Skills: Agentic infrastructure, Linux, MacOS, Networking, Automation
Long Beach, California, United States · Hybrid
$181k–$271k/yr
At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that’s ju…
Skills: Agentic infrastructure, Linux, MacOS, Networking, LLM inference
Long Beach, California, United States · On-site
$164k–$246k/yr
At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that’s ju…
Skills: Test engineering, Hardware-in-the-loop (HITL), Test automation, CI/CD pipelines, Embedded systems
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The Recovery Engineer will own mission campaigns for processing Falcon 9 boosters and fairings at the Port of Long Beach, including developing procedures and test plans. They will also design and test ground support equipment while ensuring hardware readiness and operational efficiency.
Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline and possess at least 2 years of experience in aerospace or aviation systems. The role requires the ability to work in extreme outdoor environments, perform offshore recovery missions, and pass government background checks.
SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.
SpaceX operates the world’s first automated unmanned vessel certified to land orbital class vehicles. This role has the opportunity 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.
Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.
Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks. You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. Employees accrue paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy which satisfies or exceeds the accrual, carryover, and use requirements of the law.
SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
Applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX’s Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should reach out to [email protected].
SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches the world’s most advanced rockets and spacecraft
SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches the world’s most advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk to revolutionize space transportation, with the ultimate goal of making life multiplanetary. SpaceX has gained worldwide attention for a series of historic milestones. It is the only private company ever to return a spacecraft from low-Earth orbit, which it first accomplished in December 2010. The company made history again in May 2012 when its Dragon spacecraft attached to the International Space Station, exchanged cargo payloads, and returned safely to Earth — a technically challenging feat previously accomplished only by governments. Since then Dragon has delivered cargo to and from the space station multiple times, providing regular cargo resupply missions for NASA. For more information, visit www.spacex.com.
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Based on 849 listings with disclosed salaries, most engineering jobs in Long Beach, CA pay between $80k–$220k per year. Individual offers vary with seniority, company size, and specialization.
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