Launch Engineer, Ground Support Equipment (Falcon)
SpaceX - Vandenberg, CA
Posted Jan 20, 2026
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- Parental leave
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- Non-birth-parent leave
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- Salary
- $100K-$115K From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
- 401(k) match
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Market context
- U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)
- $116,543 U.S. median for this role
- Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)
- +9.8% - Much faster than average
8% below the BLS role benchmark for software engineering aggregate.
Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Software Engineering aggregate by role bucket.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.
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About this role
Launch Engineer, Ground Support Equipment (Falcon) Vandenberg, CA 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. LAUNCH ENGINEER, GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT (FALCON) SpaceX is currently seeking talented individuals for a ground system engineering position on the Falcon Integration team in Vandenberg. You will have the opportunity to utilize your knowledge, experience, and creativity to rapidly design, build, and activate fluid and mechanical systems required to support all aspects of SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle processing, spacecraft integration, and umbilical refurb. RESPONSIBILITIES: - Design, build, and activate equipment to support all aspects of launch site vehicle processing and launch, including structural, tooling/fixtures, fluids, and transport equipment - This team supports Stage 1, Stage 2, Fairing, launch site payload operations, from Dockside to Launch, with a focus on vehicle interface tooling for structural and fluid connections - This team also supports every flight inspection, refurbishment operations for all the umbilicals for pad operations - Use hand calculations, finite element analyses (FEA), and computer-aided designs (CAD) to ensure all hardware meets or exceeds internal and customer requirements - Lead design reviews and activation testing - Serve as a technical interface to customers and suppliers - Monitor and participate in ground system build and test, hands-on in the field, alongside skilled technician teams - Collaborate with
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