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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # SITE RELIABILITY ENGINEER (MANUFACTURING INFRASTRUCTURE) - **Company:** Space Exploration Technologies Corp. - **Location:** Lockhart, TX, United States - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Information Systems, Databases, Linux, DevOps, Kernel-Based Virtual Machine, PostgreSQL, Quick EMUlator (QEMU), Reliability Engineering, Ansible, Software Engineering, VMware VSphere, Computer Networking Systems, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Vertica, Puppet, Terraform, Docker - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.themuse.com/jobs/spacex/site-reliability-engineer-manufacturing-infrastructure ## About the Role The ideal candidate has strong software engineering fundamentals and a passion for infrastructure: reliability, stability, proactive maintenance, and scalability. You understand the system before you change it, solve hard problems, communicate clearly with stakeholders and teammates, and take ownership of work that manufacturing depends on., Aerospace experience is not required. We value smart, motivated, collaborative engineers who treat teammates with fairness, respect, and support, and who want to take full ownership of challenging problems to help make humanity multi-planetary., * Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or an engineering discipline; OR 3+ years of professional experience in SRE or DevOps in lieu of a degree * 1+ years of software development experience * Experience with Linux operating systems PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: * Experience with compute, storage, and/or networking infrastructure in production * Infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, or similar) * Containers and virtualization (Docker, Kubernetes, vSphere, QEMU, KVM, etc.) * Databases and data modeling (Postgres, Clickhouse, etc.) * Ability to translate high-level requirements into implementations from first principles * Comfort with mission-critical systems and appropriate urgency and care * Skillful communication with customers, peers, and management * Comfort operating across multiple sites and manufacturing programs ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: * Must be able to work extended hours and weekends as needed * Must be able to travel to different sites (Hawthorne, CA; Redmond, WA; Cape Canaveral, FL; Starbase, TX) * Ability to pass Air Force background check for Cape Canaveral * This role requires you to be onsite. Remote and/or hybrid work will not be considered ITAR REQUIREMENTS: * To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. 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