Recovery Engineer (F9 Booster & Fairings)
SpaceX · Long Beach
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- Company
- SpaceX
- Location
- Long Beach
- Salary
- $100,000.00 - $130,000.00
- Posted
- September 9, 2026
About this job
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…
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