SpaceX has started hiring for Starbase Louisiana. As of Saturday, the company’s public job board lists eight openings located in Pecan Island, La., the first jobs tied to the planned launch site in Vermilion Parish, according to a review of the listings by The Vermilion Times.

All eight are senior professional roles focused on getting the site built: civil and construction engineering, construction management, safety, environmental compliance, government affairs and communications. None lists a salary.

Every SpaceX opening at Pecan Island

Listed with the date each was first posted:

  • Sr. Construction Project Manager (Starship Infrastructure, Louisiana), Sept. 16
  • Civil Engineer, Land Development (Starbase Infrastructure, Louisiana), Sept. 17
  • Sr. Government Affairs Manager, Oct. 6
  • Communications Lead, Pecan Island, Oct. 12
  • Sr. Construction Safety Engineer, Oct. 15
  • Sr. Environmental Engineer, Oct. 15
  • Sr. Manager, Environmental Health & Safety, Oct. 15
  • Principal Construction Project Engineer (Starship Infrastructure, Louisiana), Oct. 23

The government affairs posting says the role will work with “internal and external stakeholders” to help ensure SpaceX has “a robust and continually growing relationship with the local community.” The environmental, health and safety manager will oversee programs “at the Starship high-rate launch site,” the listing says.

For comparison, the same job board lists about 450 openings at SpaceX’s existing Starbase site in Texas.

How many jobs are coming

SpaceX’s Louisiana site is supposed to grow to 3,000 direct jobs within ten years, paying $92,600 a year on average, according to The Center Square. Building is slated to start in 2027 and launches in 2029.

Whether those jobs go to Vermilion Parish residents is an open question. The parish’s tax deal with SpaceX treats hiring locals as a goal, not a rule, according to the citizens’ group Vermilion United, as reported by Acadiana News First.

How to apply

SpaceX posts its openings on its careers page at spacex.com/careers, where job seekers can search by location for Pecan Island. The Times will update this list as new Louisiana positions appear.

Follow every development on the Times’ Starbase Watch page.