2 months ago
Base Salary
$210k - $345k/yr
Responsibilities
- Write highly reliable ground and vehicle software to control thousands of satellites in low Earth orbit.
- Develop constellation optimization algorithms based on satellite operational requirements and physical constraints.
- Design future satellite constellations, define requirements, and build simulations for hardware and software trade studies.
- Own the complete software lifecycle, including development, testing, verification, rollout, and monitoring.
- Participate in code reviews and maintain high standards for code quality.
- Optimize satellite payload utilization subject to energy and thermal constraints.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or another STEM discipline and 8+ years of professional experience in software development or solving optimization problems, or 10+ years of such experience in lieu of a degree.
- Proficiency in C/C++ or another systems programming language such as Rust.
- Experience with production software environments where reliability and correctness guarantees are essential.
- Deep understanding of software performance and experience writing fast, performance-oriented code; profiling, vectorization/SIMD, runtime, and memory optimization experience is a plus.
- Understanding of version control, testing, continuous integration, builds, deployment, and monitoring.
- Strong mathematics and physics knowledge.
- Strong ownership, attention to detail, communication, writing, speaking, listening, and cross-disciplinary collaboration skills.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities.
- Passion for working with satellites and advancing the commercial space industry.
- Must satisfy applicable ITAR eligibility or obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations.
Benefits
- Eligibility for company stock or long-term cash awards, discretionary bonuses, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage; 401(k) retirement plan; disability and life insurance.
- Paid parental leave, approximately three weeks of paid vacation, at least 10 paid holidays, and Washington State paid sick time where applicable.
- Various discounts and other employee perks.
- Company shuttles operate Monday through Friday for roundtrip travel from select Seattle locations to the SpaceX Redmond office.
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.