# Machine Operator (COPV)

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. MACHINE OPERATOR (COPV) The Starship COPV Composites Technician manufactures flight-critical composite overwrapped pressure vessels (COPVs) used to store high-pressure gases on Starship and Super Heavy. This is a hands-on production role: preparing metallic liners, filament-winding the composite overwrap, curing, and trimming, finishing, and assembling COPV hardware to engineering drawings and process specifications. This position is onsite at a SpaceX production facility supporting Starship COPV manufacturing. The successful candidate is detail-oriented, comfortable working from travelers and work instructions, and able to produce consistent, high-quality composite work in a fast-paced flight-hardware environment. RESPONSIBILITIES: Prepare metallic COPV liners and bond interfaces for overwrap, including grit blast, hand abrasion, and power abrasion Manufacture COPVs by filament winding composite fiber ont

- **Id**: 3783002
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/spacex-machine-operator-copv>
- **Role**: Field & Service
- **Role family**: Field & Service
- **Seniority**: junior
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Westminster, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 1
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-04T23:57:18Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-04
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-07T05:46:23Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 2
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 6349
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Hybrid work, Life insurance, Parental leave, Retirement plans
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Satellite Communications, Launch Services, Satellite Manufacturing

## Company

- **Id**: 66
- **Name**: SpaceX
- **Domain**: spacex.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/spacex>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Greenhouse

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 94
- **Open postings**: 56
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.036
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 90
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 20
- **Max**: 24
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: hour
- **Usd annual**: 48000

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 2

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 1
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

### Education

- **Level**: high_school
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-05T01:51:38Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 2
- **Expected fill days**: 90
- **Reasons**: conf:4, velocity, win:early, comp:junior,brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 48000
- **Is top pay**: no

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