Recovery Engineer (F9 Booster & Fairings)

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Salary

$100K-$115K From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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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.

Role

Role function

Engineering From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Seniority

Mid From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Schedule

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Weekend work

Required From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Company

Company stage

Public-company From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Equity

Offered From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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About this role

Recovery Engineer (F9 Booster & Fairings) Long Beach, 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. RECOVERY ENGINEER (F9 BOOSTER & FAIRINGS) 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. 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 for F9 flight hardware processing and quick deliveries back to Vandenberg - Drive more efficient operations to improve Falcon 9 recovery cost and hardware health for improved refurbishment timelines - Resolve blockers to operations in the field and make real-time decisions to keep team moving - Design, build, and test new ground support equipment in support of improving recovery operations - Ensure systems are in place to guarantee hardware readiness - including, but not limited to, preventative maintenance, critical spares, and hardware testing - Remain synchronized with all recovery operations on both coasts to ensure commonality in both

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