Highway 71 East · Updated April 24 2026
Jobs Near Cedar Creek & Bastrop
Current openings at the big tech manufacturers clustered along Highway 71 east of Austin — the Bastrop-area SpaceX campus (Starlink), The Boring Company, X.com, and other large employers within a 30-minute drive of Cedar Creek.
~475+Openings tracked
6Major employers
$20–$300kPay range
Snapshot: Listings are aggregated from careers pages and major job boards as of April 24 2026. Click through to each employer to apply — openings change daily.
🚀 SpaceX — Starlink Bastrop Campus
~20 min from Cedar Creek
FM 1209, Bastrop, TX · ~1.1M sq ft production facility for Starlink consumer hardware.
~246 open roles · 229 Starlink-specific
The Bastrop campus manufactures Starlink user-terminal hardware at volume. Roles range from assembly-line production to engineering, analyst, and site-leadership positions. On-campus cafeteria and private restaurant also posting hospitality roles.
Production Associate (Starlink)$20.00–$28.50 / hr · Levels 1-3
Warehouse Associate (Starlink)$36k–$50k / year
Inventory Control Analyst$56k–$90k / year
Customer Support Associate — BastropFull-time · Hourly
Bastrop Campus Planning ManagerStrategic / leadership
Porter & Cook roles — private restaurantFull-time · Hourly
- Medical, vision, dental; 401(k); paid parental leave
- High-volume consumer-hardware manufacturing (Starlink dishes, user terminals)
🔠 The Boring Company — Bastrop
~25 min from Cedar Creek
Prairie Industrial Park, Bastrop, TX · Prufrock tunnel-boring machine factory + R&D.
~13–26 open roles
TBC’s Texas footprint is centered on the Prufrock TBM production line and adjacent R&D. Mix of engineering, skilled-trades, and production positions.
Senior Maintenance PersonFull-time · Skilled trade
Production AssistantFull/Part-time · HS/GED OK
Hydraulic TechnicianFull-time · Skilled trade
Manufacturing EngineerFull-time · Salaried
R&D EngineerFull-time · Salaried
Facilities AssistantFull-time · Hourly
Recruiter / Talent EngineerFull-time · Salaried
- Employer-paid medical, dental, vision; 401(k); paid vacation
- Equity grant for all permanent employees
- Entry-level part-time (20-30 hr/week) paths available for production
✖ X.com — Austin HQ
~35 min from Cedar Creek
Downtown Austin HQ since 2024 · Software engineering, operations, trust & safety, design.
Openings vary · check live listings
X’s Austin HQ is the nerve center for product engineering, X Payments rollout, and ML/AI teams overlapping with xAI. Mix of eng, product, design, and policy roles.
🌟 Starlink Plaza — Bastrop
~20 min from Cedar Creek
Retail and amenities development adjacent to the SpaceX Bastrop campus.
Openings in development
Starlink Plaza is the mixed-use commercial build-out around the SpaceX Bastrop campus. Most visible roles in job boards today are the campus private restaurant (porter, cook) posted by SpaceX itself. Adjacent retail, food, and service roles are expected to open as tenants announce. Worth monitoring the Bastrop EDC and Bastrop Chamber listings for tenant-specific hiring.
Other Big Employers Along Highway 71
Manufacturers and tech operations strung along the Highway 71 east corridor between Cedar Creek and Bastrop. All within a 15–30 minute drive.
| Employer | What They Do | Drive |
|---|
| Agilent Technologies | Life-science research instruments, manufacturing (Cedar Creek) | ~8 min |
| Aqua Jet, Inc. | Precision waterjet + CNC routing, mil-spec tolerances (Cedar Creek) | ~5 min |
| Huntington Solutions Texas | Foam/packaging manufacturing (Bastrop) | ~25 min |
| TCS Mechanical | Plumbing, HVAC, pipe fabrication contractor (Bastrop) | ~25 min |
| Mueller Supply Co. | Steel buildings + residential metal roofing mfr (Bastrop) | ~25 min |
| MD Anderson Cancer Center — Smithville | Research campus (30 min southeast) | ~30 min |
| Bastrop ISD | School district — teaching + support roles | ~25 min |
| Lost Pines Resort | Resort hospitality (Bastrop) | ~25 min |
Full Bastrop EDC major-employers list →
🔍 Aggregator Boards — All Bastrop County Openings
~58,000 jobs listed
Sources
- SpaceX · spacex.com/careers — Bastrop role list, pay bands
- The Boring Company · boringcompany.com/careers — current Bastrop openings
- Indeed · Bastrop County job counts, role details
- ZipRecruiter & Glassdoor · Starlink Bastrop counts, pay ranges
- Bastrop EDC · bastropedc.org — Major employers list
- Austin Business Journal · Austin-area Manufacturers list, Feb 1 2026 — Highway 71 corridor firms