
Facilities Engineer (Starlink)
SpaceX · Bastrop, TX
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Reliability
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- 9 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level reliability role at SpaceX (aerospace & defense) in Bastrop, TX. Optimize site-wide soft-services operations, including fleet, workplace services, and space planning, to improve service levels and cost.
- They ask for
- 2+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- OEE, PLC, Automation, Casting, Capacity planning
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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How this role compares
Against 46 other live reliability postings in Texas.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 5+)
Typical $106k–$135k, from 10 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 45%
- SAP 30%
- ✓ Team leadership 28%
- ✓ Automation 28%
- FMEA 23%
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Stands out: this posting asks for PLC, Capacity planning, Power BI / Tableau, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: SpaceX in Bastrop
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Responsibilities
- ◆Optimize site-wide soft-services operations, including fleet, workplace services, and space planning, to improve service levels and cost
- ◆Analyze site-services contracts (custodial, landscaping, transportation, waste, and similar) for cost, performance, and scope; build a roadmap to improve vendor performance
- ◆Own the site plan for infrastructure consumables and critical spares to protect equipment availability and accelerate urgent projects
- ◆Own site-level utility forecasting and help structure contract terms that keep up with rapid facility expansion
- ◆Standardize and integrate the site-wide Building Management System (BMS) and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) platforms; use the data to implement predictive and preventative maintenance strategies on critical infrastructure
- ◆Lead departmental continuous-improvement work, including new process rollouts and standardization
- ◆Work across all levels of the business to map current workflows, find gaps, and put durable solutions in place
- ◆Define department-level metrics and dashboards that quantify Facilities operations health, reliability, and efficiency
- ◆Align with maintenance and construction teams at other SpaceX sites to set uniform, high standards
Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
- ✓2+ years of experience in manufacturing, operations, or construction (internship experience qualifies)
Preferred skills and experience
- ✓Experience in manufacturing operations and/or facilities maintenance
- ✓Proficiency in statistics, data analysis, data visualization, and cost-benefit analysis
- ✓Experience with one or more of: CAD, ArcGIS, Archibus, Power BI, Jira, SQL
- ✓Experience using automation or AI tools to improve speed and quality of operational work
- ✓Familiarity with IoT/OT protocols used in building systems (MQTT, OPC UA)
- ✓Experience with industrial PLCs used in building management systems (Schneider Electric, Beckhoff, Siemens)
- ✓Exposure to inventory, production, and capacity planning, including MRP/ERP systems
- ✓Familiarity with manufacturing and reliability metrics (OEE, availability, MTBF, MTTR)
- ✓Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to turn analysis into a clear recommendation for non-engineering stakeholders
Requirements
- ✓Must be able to work extended hours and weekends as needed, including occasional short-notice domestic travel
- ✓Provide 24/7 on-call support for critical activities and site emergencies
- ✓Ability to lift up to 25 lbs. unassisted
- ✓Ability to travel occasionally as required to support project needs
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Requirements
- ✓To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here .
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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 EEOCompliance@spacex.com .
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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.
Facilities engineer (starlink)
As a Facilities Engineer at our Starlink Production facility, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the efficiency, reliability, and cost-effectiveness of site operations. You will be responsible for evaluating and improving soft-services and operational support functions site-wide, including fleet, workplace services, space planning, service contracts, utilities, and critical spares. Your expertise will drive continuous improvement initiatives, implement data-driven predictive and preventative maintenance strategies, and build the metrics that quantify the health of Facilities operations. Additionally, you will be tasked with standardizing processes across a rapidly expanding industrial campus, closing workflow gaps at every level of the business, and aligning with maintenance and construction teams at other SpaceX sites to set uniform, high standards, with the goal of creating a world-class facility that can support the mission of connecting people across the globe and enabling life beyond Earth. This position is based in Bastrop, Texas (Greater Austin, TX Area).
