Development Lead

SpaceX·Starbase, TX·Posted 11 November 2026

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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. DEVELOPMENT LEAD SpaceXSI builds and powers the supercompute facilities that fuel our mission of accelerating human scientific discovery through AI. Power is the constraint on how fast that compute comes online, and the Development team exists to remove it. We are seeking a Development Lead to run power and supercompute site projects within a Development pod. This is a jack-of-all-trades role: you will originate and secure sites, build local and utility relationships, lead community and government outreach, manage real estate and commercial transactions, and keep the pod's regulatory and engineering work moving on schedule. RESPONSIBILITIES: Originate and screen candidate sites against power, land, water, fuel and permitting criteria with the pod's Specialists. Secure site control: identify properties, negotiate options, purchases, leases and easements, and manage dispositions, terminations and…

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