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SpaceXInternal deployment & tooling
Operations Engineer, Applied AI (Application Software)
Bastrop, TXOn-site
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SpaceXInternal deployment & tooling
Operations Engineer, Applied AI (Application Software)
Starbase, TXOn-site
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SpaceXInternal deployment & tooling
Operations Engineer, Applied AI (Application Software)
Mcgregor, TXOn-site
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SpaceXInternal deployment & tooling
Operations Engineer, Applied AI (Application Software)
Cape Canaveral, FLOn-site
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Frequently asked questions
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors on-site with prototype and scripting work?
These 12 postings come from 8 companies. The employers with the most postings are SpaceX (5), Altara (1), Credal.ai (1), Goodfire AI (1) and Greptile (1).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors on-site with prototype and scripting work remote?
0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 12 are on-site. Travel is mentioned in 7 of the 12 postings.
Counted over the 12 postings in this search. Postings read on September 18, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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