3 months ago
Palo Alto, CA, USAEntry Level / Mid Level
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$135k - $160k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop reliable real-time software that determines satellite user, laser, and gateway beam formation for Starlink’s global network.
- Participate in and lead architecture, design, and code reviews.
- Develop prototypes and manage experiments to validate key design concepts.
- Build tools for software development and deployment, data analysis and visualization, and test execution across virtualized hardware, hardware-in-the-loop, and on-orbit environments.
- Own the complete software lifecycle, including development, testing, and support.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, or a science discipline, or 2+ years of professional software development experience in lieu of a degree.
- Development experience in Assembly, C, or C++.
- Knowledge of real-time rendering, game engine development, physics simulation, or other real-time, resource-constrained high-performance computing is preferred.
- Knowledge of network topology, numerical optimization, graph-theoretic approaches, or convex optimization is preferred.
- Experience developing, debugging, and deploying software used in real-world applications or projects is preferred.
- Experience with distributed systems and internet services is preferred.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, written, and verbal communication skills are preferred.
- Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
- Must satisfy applicable ITAR eligibility or obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Short- and long-term disability insurance and life insurance
- Paid parental leave, paid vacation, paid sick leave, and paid holidays
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan and other discounts and perks
About SpaceX
SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches orbital rockets and spacecraft, and operates Starlink, a global satellite internet network for consumers, businesses, and governments. Its revenue comes from commercial and government launch services (Falcon 9/Falcon Heavy, Dragon cargo and crew to the ISS) and subscription broadband with Starlink hardware and service. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Hawthorne, California, the privately held company serves NASA and commercial satellite operators, building most systems in-house.