SpaceX is recruiting engineers and physicists for SpaceXAI — and Musk specifically wrote that AI experience isn't required at all. Neither is a resume. You send three bullet points to ai_eng@spacex.com proving exceptional ability. Applications that pass the initial filter, he promises to review personally.
"Exceptional ability" isn't a skills checklist — it's a request to prove you're an exceptional person, briefly. That's exactly the kind of thing you can't really outsource to an LLM. A language model will confidently write you a long structured document, but three punchy sentences? Usually can't pull it off. And first you have to figure out for yourself what you actually do better than almost anyone else 🤷🏻♂️ (that one gave me pause)
SpaceX filed its S-1 last week. Which means the IPO is happening as early as June, with a target valuation of $1.5–2 trillion. Hence the flood of news hooks, and the hiring push. Funny thing — a year ago Musk was saying SpaceX "barely uses AI." Business Insider