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SpaceX ($PRIVATE:SPACEX), the private aerospace and space transportation company headed by Elon Musk, is coming out of a fall hiring spree for its rocket production line. The company is preparing to enter a test phase for its BFR spaceship and clearly needs as many hands on deck as it can get.

In mid-September, the company listed 238 open positions on its careers website. On October 23, that number hit 295, a 24% increase. The number of openings has since settled in at 285. While that's nowhere near its highest job-listings count of 556 from May 2018, it's a sign that the company is beginning to reinvest in human capital.

The vast majority of the openings — 211 of 285 — are located at SpaceX's Hawthorne, California headquarters.

Location Text Title (Count) Hawthorne, CA, United States 211 McGregor, TX, United States 19 Redmond, WA, United States 19 Cape Canaveral, FL, United States 18 Vandenberg, CA, United States 5 Palo Alto, CA, United States 2 Brownsville, TX, United States 2 Remote - San Francisco, CA, United States 2 Remote - Los Angeles, CA, United States 1 Remote - Buffalo, NY, United States 1 Remote - Phoenix, AZ, United States 1 Remote - Huntsville, AL, United States 1 Remote - Boston, MA, United States 1 Remote - Wichita, KS, United States 1 Remote - Chicago, IL, United States 1 Of the open positions, a large amount — 74 job openings — are listed under "Production", followed by 54 for "Supply Chain Management" and 32 for "Vehicle Engineering". Brand Title (Count) Production 74 Supply Chain Management 54 Vehicle Engineering 32 Avionics 22 Launch 17 Texas Test Operations 14 Flight Software 13 Information Technology 10 Build and Flight Reliability 8 Environmental Health and Safety 7

Of the Production jobs, most are for specialized technicians, including two Propulsion Technicians and an Avionics Wire Harness Technician.