Spatial Interior Designer (Starlink)
SpaceX
About the Role
As a designer on the Starlink team in Bastrop, you will shape the physical spaces of the fastest-growing offices and factories at SpaceX. You will design our offices, factories, campus, and Starlink retail environments. From wayfinding and signage that make advanced factories easy to navigate, to interiors that make our offices places people are proud to work, you will bring the Starlink brand and culture into every space on site. You will work closely with artists, architects, and construction teams to give the campus a distinct identity and support Starlink's growing campus and retail footprint, taking projects from first sketch through construction and installation.
Key Responsibilities
- Design the physical experience of Starlink's retail presence and customer-facing solutions, including endcaps, product displays, and brand elements on a global scale
- Design offices, lobbies, conference rooms, break areas, outdoor spaces, and common areas
- Develop wayfinding and signage systems for the Bastrop manufacturing campus, including building identification, directional graphics, tour experiences, and digital displays
- Build and maintain signage and environmental graphics standards that facilities and operations teams can execute consistently
- Create environmental graphics and art, including murals, wall art, and large-scale graphics
- Develop retail standards and a scalable kit of parts for new retail locations
- Produce mood boards, renderings, drawings, and specification packages for interior and graphics projects
- Produce print and dimensional graphics for physical spaces, including posters, event collateral, dimensional lettering, exhibits, and displays
- Partner with architects, general contractors, fabricators, sign vendors, and internal facilities, construction, operations, retail, and brand teams to deliver work on time and on budget
- Manage multiple concurrent projects, from quick-turn graphics to large buildouts
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Bachelor's degree in interior design, architecture, graphic design, environmental design, industrial design, or a other design field
- Professional experience in interior design, environmental graphic design, retail design, or exhibit design
- Experience with Adobe Creative Suite and design tools such as, Rhino, Revit, AutoCAD, Blender
- Portfolio demonstrating built work in both interior/spatial design and graphic design. Applications submitted without a portfolio will not be considered.
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Strong understanding of materials, finishes, fabrication methods, lighting, and furniture specification
- Exceptional eye for typography, color, composition, and detail
- Experience in environmental graphic design, wayfinding, or signage design
- Experience designing retail stores, exhibits, or branded environments
- Experience commissioning or managing art, murals, or public art projects
- Ability to produce construction drawings and specifications
- Rendering experience in Blender, Enscape, V-Ray, or similar
- Experience building design standards or systems
- Hands-on fabrication skills or experience managing fabricators and sign shops
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment and drive projects from concept to completion
Additional Requirements
- ITAR Requirements: Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, Refugee, or Asylee, or eligible for required U.S. Department of State authorizations.