SpaceX plans to build Starship rockets in Vermilion Parish, not just launch them, and it expects to start moving people here early next year, according to a job the company posted Tuesday night.

The listing, for a Director of Materials Management at “our new Louisiana site,” is the clearest statement yet in SpaceX’s own words about what Starbase Louisiana will be. It also gives the first timeline we have seen from the company for staff arriving in the parish.

“Starship production” at Pecan Island

The director would run the warehouse and parts operation “in support of Starship production” at the Louisiana site, the posting says. That means receiving and tracking everything from huge rocket sections and engine hardware to electronics and heat-shield parts, and getting it to the production lines on time.

The posting describes a site that will grow:

  • The director will “build the organization, systems, and material flow required for a new site,” then expand them “as production rate increases.”
  • The job covers “new buildings and production lines” and “campus planning.”
  • The hire will lead managers, supervisors, analysts and warehouse associates across shifts, both hourly and salaried workers.

It is the first Pecan Island listing the Times has seen that mentions hourly warehouse workers; every earlier opening was a senior professional role. The listing does not say how many people the team will have.

Moving to Louisiana in early 2027

The job starts at Starbase, Texas, near Brownsville. “At that time, relocation to Louisiana will be required,” the posting says of early 2027.

It is the first SpaceX listing we have seen that puts a date on when a Pecan Island hire is expected to work in Louisiana.

A lawyer for data center power

The second new posting, Sr. Regulatory Counsel, Data Center Power & Utilities, is also listed at Pecan Island. The lawyer would win the approvals SpaceX needs to draw “large amounts of power” for its data center and computing sites, working with utility regulators, grid operators and power companies on hookups, rates and special contracts.

The posting talks about SpaceX’s data center sites in general and does not say a data center is planned at Pecan Island. It does list the job there. Earlier this month, SpaceX also posted an air-permit job covering on-site power plants in Louisiana and Texas. [Read about that listing.](/news/spacex-pecan-island-jobs-wetlands-air-permits/)

In Louisiana, large utility arrangements generally go before the state Public Service Commission.

Neither posting lists a salary. The director job asks for a bachelor’s degree, at least five years in fields such as manufacturing or supply chain, and four years leading managers. The counsel job asks for a law degree and eight years of utility or energy law.

All 10 Pecan Island openings

As of Wednesday morning, SpaceX lists these jobs at Pecan Island:

  • Director, Materials Management (Starbase Infrastructure, Louisiana) (new Nov. 10)
  • Sr. Regulatory Counsel, Data Center Power & Utilities (new Nov. 10)
  • Sr. Construction Project Manager (Starship Infrastructure, Louisiana)
  • Civil Engineer, Land Development (Starbase Infrastructure, Louisiana)
  • Sr. Construction Safety Engineer
  • Sr. Environmental Engineer
  • Sr. Environmental Engineer, Wetlands & Regulatory Compliance
  • Sr. Environmental Regulatory Engineer, Air Permitting
  • Sr. Manager, Environmental Health & Safety
  • Communications Lead

SpaceX does not say when the warehouse and production jobs will open to applicants. The Times checks the board every day; the live count is on our [Starbase Watch page](/starbase/#lv-jobs-h), and our [running list](/news/spacex-louisiana-jobs-pecan-island/) has every opening so far.