Lead power and supercompute site projects at SpaceX, focusing on community outreach and regulatory compliance.
Posted by employer 10 hours ago
First seen on Joblaze 18 minutes ago
Last verified on the company career page 18 minutes ago
What you'll build
- Originate and screen candidate sites
- Secure site control
- Build and maintain relationships with utilities and local governments
- Lead local approvals and incentives
- Own the project schedule and run coordination meetings
Must have
- Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of professional experience in energy, data center, real estate, or industrial infrastructure development
Nice to have
- Experience negotiating land or commercial agreements
- Licensed real estate agent in CA, WA, TX, and/or FL
- Contract management experience
- Familiarity with infrastructure demands of AI and machine learning workloads
- Experience working in fast-paced, mission-driven organizations
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Practical constraints
- This is not a remote or hybrid position and will require relocation
- Position occasionally requires the ability to work extended hours or weekends when needed
AI in the day-to-day
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Requirements
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, visa sponsorship.
Joblaze summary
The Development Lead at SpaceXSI is responsible for managing power and supercompute site projects, which includes site origination, securing necessary permits, and maintaining relationships with local stakeholders. This role requires expertise in energy, real estate, or industrial infrastructure development, along with strong negotiation skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in fast-paced environments and a background in infrastructure demands related to AI and machine learning. The position is integral to advancing SpaceX's mission of enhancing scientific discovery through AI.
Joblaze insights
- Listed today — first seen on Joblaze November 12, 2026. Last confirmed on SpaceX's careers page November 12, 2026.
- This exact title is also open at 3 other locations at SpaceX: College Station, TX, United States, Bastrop, TX, United States, Starbase, TX, United States.
Quick facts
- Is the Development Lead role remote?
- No — this is an on-site role in Cape Canaveral, FL, United States.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Development Lead role.
- Where is the role based?
- SpaceX is hiring for this position in Cape Canaveral, FL, United States.
- What seniority level is this role?
- SpaceX targets lead candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Development Lead role at SpaceX.
From the original posting
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 assignments with SpaceXSI Legal & Regulatory and Real Estate.
- Build and maintain relationships with utilities, landowners, local governments, economic development organizations and community leaders.
- Lead local approvals and incentives, including zoning, development agreements, tax abatements and public meetings.
- Secure water, wastewater and fuel supply commercially, including gas supply and transportation, with Regulatory Counsel and the Specialists.
- Own the project schedule, action list and stakeholder map, and run regular pod coordination meetings.
- Prepare Engineering, Procurement, Construction (EPC) and consultant requests for proposals and support contracting through notice to proceed.
- Work with Legal and Finance to execute transactions, including terms, timely and accurate payments, and required documents and deliverables.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of professional experience in energy, data center, real estate, or industrial infrastructure development, or 8+ years of professional experience without a degree.
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Experience negotiating land or commercial agreements and managing multiple external stakeholders.
- Licensed real estate agent in CA, WA, TX, and/or FL.
- Contract management experience.
- Familiarity with the infrastructure demands of AI and machine learning workloads, including GPU/TPU clusters and high-bandwidth networking.
- Experience working in fast-paced, mission-driven organizations.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- This is not a remote or hybrid position and will require relocation.
- Position occasionally requires the ability to work extended hours or weekends when needed.
ITAR REQUIREMENTS:
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