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.
FINANCIAL ANALYST
The Financial Analyst will be instrumental in the development, tracking, forecasting, reporting, and accounting for all SpaceX projects. This is a key financial planning and analysis (FP&A) role with executive-level visibility, driving spending and contract profitability for all of our product lines. The successful candidate will interface with all aspects of the company, including production, engineering, sales, program management, accounting, and executive management.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead forecast of key performance indicators (KPIs), including spending and resource requirements for assigned business groups, such as headcount, capital, and operating expenses
- Forecast future unit costs with cross-functional teams and track progress in achieving cost reduction targets
- Conduct ad-hoc analyses as needed to support operational decision-making, from new idea generation through to the implementation phase
- Perform a leading role on internal projects, working closely with peer organizations to understand key business issues and translate them into financial models and metrics
- Prepare and update capital expenditure and inventory cash forecasts
- Support product cost tracking and inventory analysis, including scrap, inventory obsolescence, and productivity efforts
- Develop and enhance tools to track revenue performance and incurred project costs every month
- Provide insight on revenue, spending variances, and department-level reporting to business partners
- Analyze and interpret financial data for use in management reviews
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree
- 1+ years experience in an accounting, finance, or business role (internship experience qualifies)
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics, or engineering
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, applied business statistics, and general modeling experience of complex non-linear systems
- Experience in a manufacturing or technology environment
- Familiarity with reporting, visualization, intelligence, and analysis tools (SQL, Power BI, Tableau, etc.)
- Strong presentation skills with the ability to regularly interface with executive management
- Experience with presenting analytical results in both verbal and written form across a multi-disciplinary organization
- Ability to frame unstructured and complex analytical problems for a broad audience
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed
- This position is based in Austin, TX, and requires being onsite full-time – hybrid and remote 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. Learn more about the ITAR here.
SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
Applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX’s Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should reach out to [email protected].
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- 1+ years experience in accounting, finance, or business
SpaceX Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about SpaceX and has not been reviewed or approved by SpaceX.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity grants are a core part of total compensation, with periodic company-run tender offers that create liquidity before any public listing. These mechanisms can make the equity component feel materially valuable in practice.
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Healthcare Strength — The package includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, with on-site clinics and health resources at major sites. This breadth of coverage is presented as a strong element of the offering.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Major locations feature on-site amenities such as fitness facilities, food/coffee, clinics, and other conveniences. These lifestyle perks enhance day-to-day value alongside cash and equity.
SpaceX Insights
What We Do
SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches the world’s most advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk to revolutionize space transportation, with the ultimate goal of making life multiplanetary. SpaceX has gained worldwide attention for a series of historic milestones. It is the only private company ever to return a spacecraft from low-Earth orbit, which it first accomplished in December 2010. The company made history again in May 2012 when its Dragon spacecraft attached to the International Space Station, exchanged cargo payloads, and returned safely to Earth — a technically challenging feat previously accomplished only by governments. Since then Dragon has delivered cargo to and from the space station multiple times, providing regular cargo resupply missions for NASA.
