Propulsion Engineer, Avionics Manufacturing (Raptor)

Company websitespacex.com (SpaceX, opens in new tab)

Base salary $100K to $140K

Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Hawthorne, CA

This job is no longer listed by the employer as of Nov 6, 2026. It is no longer shown as accepting applications. The history below is kept for reference.

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LocationHawthorne, CA
WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
Status at last checkClosed

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This range next to 6 other live SpaceX roles with the nearest advertised base floor

This listingPropulsion Engineer, Avionics Manufacturing (Raptor)$100K to $140K
Operations Engineer, Applied AI (Application Software)$100K to $160K
Loads & Dynamics Engineer (Starshield)$100K to $160K
Manufacturing Engineer - Supplier Development, Optics & Optomechanical Systems (Starlink)$100K to $165K
Mechanical Engineer, Satellite Harnessing (Starlink)$100K to $165K
Supplier Development Engineer, Silicon & Packaging (Starlink)$100K to $165K
Supplier Development Engineer, Manufacturing (Falcon & Dragon)$100K to $140K

Chart as a table

This range next to 6 other live SpaceX roles with the nearest advertised base floor
Role	Published base
Propulsion Engineer, Avionics Manufacturing (Raptor) (this listing)	$100K - $140K
Operations Engineer, Applied AI (Application Software)	$100K - $160K
Loads & Dynamics Engineer (Starshield)	$100K - $160K
Manufacturing Engineer - Supplier Development, Optics & Optomechanical Systems (Starlink)	$100K - $165K
Mechanical Engineer, Satellite Harnessing (Starlink)	$100K - $165K
Supplier Development Engineer, Silicon & Packaging (Starlink)	$100K - $165K
Supplier Development Engineer, Manufacturing (Falcon & Dragon)	$100K - $140K

Same $100K to $400K scale as every card. All SpaceX roles · How to read the bar

Observed changes

Oct 31, 2026 12:15 UTC First observed on the employer's board
Oct 31, 2026 12:15 UTC Began meeting the published-salary criteria
Nov 6, 2026 21:54 UTC Absent from the employer's board; confirmation pending
Nov 6, 2026 22:59 UTC Closure observed on Nov 6, 2026

Observed since: Oct 31, 2026
Employer-stated posting date: 2026-07-08

Where this pay comes from

Location as the employer wrote it: Hawthorne, CA (Levels 1-2 combined)

Level 1: $100,000.00 - $117,500.00 Level 2: $115,000.00 - $140,000.00

Method: Employer text, read with fixed rules and re-verified
Checked: Nov 6, 2026 19:02 UTC
Rule set: us-base-v2
Source: Employer posting (opens in new tab)

The pay passage appears in the employer's own job text. Fixed, deterministic rules located it, and the passage below was checked against the stored copy of the posting.

What we verified

The pay figures come from the employer's own listing, quoted exactly above.
The pay is an annual base salary in US dollars with a minimum of at least $100,000.
The role was publicly listed on the employer's job board when last checked.

We do not verify what the employer will actually offer, whether the employer is still recruiting for the role, or anything beyond what the employer published. Full methodology.