# Sr. Materials Engineer, Polymer Development

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. SR. MATERIALS ENGINEER, POLYMER DEVELOPMENT The Polymer Development Materials Engineer will participate in/lead the end-to-end development of advanced polymeric materials. In this role you will develop new material solutions such as adhesives, sealants, paints, coatings, thermal protection materials, and emulsions for use across SpaceX’s hardware programs. You will partner closely with customers to define design criteria and performance requirements, drive formulation and process development, coordinate testing with materials laboratories, collaborate with engineering teams on implementation, and work with production teams to successfully scale materials into manufacturing. This position requires strong technical ownership, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to deliver high-performance materials that meet demanding programmatic needs. RESPONSIBILITIES: Partner with engineers to define material

- **Id**: 4306899
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/spacex-sr-materials-engineer-polymer-development>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Hawthorne, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-14T02:07:07Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-14
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-14T20:54:47Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5872
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: 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**: 95
- **Open postings**: 34
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 126
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T05:58:10Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 135000
- **Max**: 215000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 215000

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

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

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-14T08:18:51Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 126
- **Reasons**: conf:5, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-15T02:07:05Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 215000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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