Hawthorne, CA · founded 2002
SpaceX's Hawthorne site is the original headquarters and the primary factory where Falcon boosters and Dragon capsules are built on an open floor — the roles here are fully onsite by design, with remote and hybrid explicitly ruled out. It is a mission-driven, intense place: compensation leans on private-company stock and an employee stock purchase plan rather than high base salary, benefits are solid (comprehensive medical/vision/dental, 401(k), disability, life, paid parental leave), and time off is modest at three weeks of accrued vacation. Employees consistently praise the learning curve and rapid growth but flag long hours and thin work-life balance as the real cost of admission.
see the full file on SpaceX| Birthing-parent leave | offered |
|---|---|
| Equity | both |
| Stock purchase plan | yes |
| Dental | yes |
| Vision | yes |
| Disability | yes |
| Life insurance | yes |
| Days in office | 5 |
| Office policy | Fully onsite; the Hawthorne engineering and manufacturing roles state remote and hybrid work will not be considered. |
| PTO | 15 days |
| Unlimited PTO | offered |
| Offices | Hawthorne, CA, Palo Alto, CA, Redmond, WA, Woodinville, WA, Starbase, TX, McGregor, TX |
| Campus or amenities | Headquartered for engineering and manufacturing at 1 Rocket Road, Hawthorne, CA — SpaceX's original headquarters and primary Falcon rocket and Dragon capsule factory, where hardware is built on an open factory floor. |
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