SpaceX ($PRIVATE:SPACEX), the private aerospace and space transportation company headed by Elon Musk, is coming out of a fall hiring spree for its rocket production line. The company is preparing to enter a test phase for its BFR spaceship and clearly needs as many hands on deck as it can get.
In mid-September, the company listed 238 open positions on its careers website. On October 23, that number hit 295, a 24% increase. The number of openings has since settled in at 285. While that's nowhere near its highest job-listings count of 556 from May 2018, it's a sign that the company is beginning to reinvest in human capital.
The vast majority of the openings — 211 of 285 — are located at SpaceX's Hawthorne, California headquarters.
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Location Text |
Title (Count) |
|---|---|
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Hawthorne, CA, United States |
211 |
|
McGregor, TX, United States |
19 |
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Redmond, WA, United States |
19 |
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Cape Canaveral, FL, United States |
18 |
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Vandenberg, CA, United States |
5 |
|
Palo Alto, CA, United States |
2 |
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Brownsville, TX, United States |
2 |
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Remote - San Francisco, CA, United States |
2 |
|
Remote - Los Angeles, CA, United States |
1 |
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Remote - Buffalo, NY, United States |
1 |
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Remote - Phoenix, AZ, United States |
1 |
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Remote - Huntsville, AL, United States |
1 |
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Remote - Boston, MA, United States |
1 |
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Remote - Wichita, KS, United States |
1 |
|
Remote - Chicago, IL, United States |
1 |
Of the open positions, a large amount — 74 job openings — are listed under "Production", followed by 54 for "Supply Chain Management" and 32 for "Vehicle Engineering".
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Brand |
Title (Count) |
|---|---|
|
Production |
74 |
|
Supply Chain Management |
54 |
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Vehicle Engineering |
32 |
|
Avionics |
22 |
|
Launch |
17 |
|
Texas Test Operations |
14 |
|
Flight Software |
13 |
|
Information Technology |
10 |
|
Build and Flight Reliability |
8 |
|
Environmental Health and Safety |
7 |
Of the Production jobs, most are for specialized technicians, including two Propulsion Technicians and an Avionics Wire Harness Technician.