SpaceX hires a natural gas trader for fuel and electricity needs — Fortune

Elon Musk's SpaceX is seeking a trader to build and lead a natural gas trading team. The vacancy is linked to the company's growing need for fuel and electricity for space programs and manufacturing projects, Fortune reports.

Gas trading and energy projects

The job description states that the specialist will engage in physical and financial natural gas trading. The position is offered in Cape Canaveral, Florida, or Starbase, Texas. Remote work is not being considered for this role.

Earlier this month, SpaceX said it intended to build its own gas-fired power plants to meet the needs of a large semiconductor manufacturing facility in Texas that the company is developing together with Tesla. According to the publication, growing electricity demand from data centers and new plants is driving the need for new gas-fired power stations.

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Methane for Starship

SpaceX President and Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell told CNBC in June that the company also plans to build its own gas pipelines and is considering natural gas production. According to her, this involves significant investment in producing its own fuel and delivering it to the rocket.

The Starship rocket uses supercooled methane, the main component of natural gas, combined with liquid oxygen as fuel. Fortune notes that other major technology companies, including Meta and OpenAI, have also recently announced plans to develop electricity trading as their own energy needs expand. SpaceX did not provide an immediate comment to the publication.