# Staff Optical Engineer Jobs in Hawthorne, CA 200 staff optical engineer jobs in Hawthorne, CA. Top employers: SpaceX, Vast, Oligo Security, and 1 more. Salaries from $46K–$350K. 200 open roles · page 1 of 14 **Sr. Optical Engineer (Starshield)** at SpaceX Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 140K–230K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/spacex/sr-optical-engineer-starshield-8859402002) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/sr-optical-engineer-starshield-8859402002) **Lead Operations Engineer** at SpaceX Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 135K–215K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/spacex/lead-operations-engineer-8904640002) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/lead-operations-engineer-8904640002) **Materials Engineer, Polymers (Dragon)** at SpaceX Hawthorne, CA | INTERN | USD 100K–130K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/spacex/materials-engineer-polymers-dragon-8886404002) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/materials-engineer-polymers-dragon-8886404002) **FPGA Engineer (Starshield)** at SpaceX Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 125K–160K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/spacex/fpga-engineer-starshield-8868592002) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/fpga-engineer-starshield-8868592002) **Principal Optical Engineer (Starfall)** at SpaceX Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 190K–285K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/spacex/principal-optical-engineer-starfall-8748880002) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/principal-optical-engineer-starfall-8748880002) **Sr. Optical Engineer (Starfall)** at SpaceX Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 165K–230K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/spacex/sr-optical-engineer-starfall-8748858002) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/sr-optical-engineer-starfall-8748858002) **Optical Engineer (Starfall)** at SpaceX Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 135K–170K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/spacex/optical-engineer-starfall-8748856002) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/optical-engineer-starfall-8748856002) **Sr. Software Engineer, Additive Manufacturing (Raptor)** at SpaceX Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 165K–265K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/spacex/sr-software-engineer-additive-manufacturing-raptor-8843293002) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/sr-software-engineer-additive-manufacturing-raptor-8843293002) **Sr. High Performance Computing (HPC) Systems Engineer** at SpaceX Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 165K–265K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/spacex/sr-high-performance-computing-hpc-systems-engineer-8831452002) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/sr-high-performance-computing-hpc-systems-engineer-8831452002) **Sr. Software Engineer, Computer Vision** at SpaceX Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 160K–225K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/spacex/sr-software-engineer-computer-vision-8517346002) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/sr-software-engineer-computer-vision-8517346002) **Optical Engineer (Starshield)** at SpaceX Hawthorne, CA | INTERN | USD 105K–140K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/spacex/optical-engineer-starshield-8696622002) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/optical-engineer-starshield-8696622002) **Sr. Structural Engineer** at SpaceX Hawthorne, CA | CONTRACTOR | USD 135K–190K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/spacex/sr-structural-engineer-8512920002) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/sr-structural-engineer-8512920002) **New Graduate Engineer, Manufacturing (Starshield)** at SpaceX Hawthorne, CA | INTERN | USD 100K–130K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/spacex/new-graduate-engineer-manufacturing-starshield-8752547002) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/new-graduate-engineer-manufacturing-starshield-8752547002) **Mechanical Engineer, Printer Design & Manufacturing (Raptor)** at SpaceX Hawthorne, CA | INTERN | USD 100K–118K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/spacex/mechanical-engineer-printer-design-manufacturing-raptor-8607193002) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/mechanical-engineer-printer-design-manufacturing-raptor-8607193002) **Electromechanical Technician (Starshield) - Level 4/5** at SpaceX Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 33–40/hr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/spacex/electromechanical-technician-starshield-level-4-5-8569969002) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/electromechanical-technician-starshield-level-4-5-8569969002) [Next page](https://zerogtalent.com/staff-optical-engineer-jobs-in-hawthorne-ca.md?page=2) --- *Source: [Zero G Talent](https://zerogtalent.com), the job board for space, defense, AI, robotics and frontier-tech companies.*