5 months ago
Hawthorne, CA, USAMid Level / Senior
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$125k - $150k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop highly reliable and performant GNC algorithms, flight software, simulations, tools, and services using C++ or Python.
- Conduct analyses, recommend designs, and write GNC software that balances competing requirements.
- Build software tools and construct scenarios to analyze system performance.
- Write high-quality technical documentation of programs, algorithms, or analysis.
- Develop software models of the operation and performance of various payloads.
- Support your relevant on-call operations rotation, keeping ground and vehicle software continuously operating at peak performance.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, computer science/software engineering, or an engineering discipline.
- Software development experience in C++ or Python.
- Master's degree or PhD in physics or an engineering discipline is preferred.
- Experience in verifying GNC algorithm performance via simulation and validation of the simulation's models is preferred.
- Experience simulating satellite payload performance is preferred.
- Demonstrated experience in developing state estimation algorithms or optimization is preferred.
- Experience with RF is preferred.
- Linux development experience is preferred.
- Capable of identifying and solving complex problems with little to no supervision or direction.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, autonomously driven, and demanding start-up atmosphere.
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
- Active TS/SCI clearance or the ability to obtain and maintain one.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
- Access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
- Short and long-term disability insurance and life insurance.
- Paid parental leave and various other discounts and perks.
- Accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year.
- Paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy.
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.