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Recovery Engineer (F9 Booster & Fairings)

SpaceX - Long Beach, CA

Posted Jan 26, 2026

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Median wage (BLS OEWS)
$111,944 national median
Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)
+13.7% - Much faster than average

5% above the BLS national median for data and ml aggregate.

Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Data and ML 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

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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