According to CoinMeta, SpaceX under Elon Musk is hiring a natural gas trader to build and lead a natural gas trading team in order to meet the company's growing demand for fuel and electricity. The job description indicates that the position will focus on physical and financial natural gas trading. This role highlights the importance of fuel for power plants and manufacturing industries, as these energies will support the development of SpaceX in the fields of chip manufacturing and space exploration. SpaceX stated earlier this month that the company plans to build its own gas power plants to supply the electricity needed for its large semiconductor manufacturing facilities being constructed in Texas with Tesla. The surge in electricity demand from data centers and new factories has driven the market demand for new gas power plants, and Musk has long been a proponent of vertical integration models. SpaceX's large "Starship" rockets use methane, which is the main component of natural gas and is used in combination with liquid oxygen, as propellant.