Base Salary
$125k - $175k/yr
Responsibilities
- Build software tools and scenarios for system-of-systems performance analysis involving satellites, sensors, communications, and ground infrastructure.
- Develop six-degree-of-freedom dynamics simulations and physics-based models for RF communications and sensor systems.
- Create reusable space and ground system model libraries for the simulation environment.
- Conduct trade studies, assess design feasibility, recommend balanced solutions, and support architecture definition.
- Design CONOPS and drive program-level requirements for large multi-vehicle missions.
- Act as a cross-disciplinary expert and ensure systems meet mission objectives.
- Communicate technical capabilities and analyses to internal stakeholders and external customers.
- Iterate on mission design throughout all program phases as part of a small team.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, aerospace engineering, physics, or another engineering discipline.
- Software development experience in C or C++.
- At least 1 year of professional modeling and simulation experience is preferred.
- Professional experience with modern C++ such as C++14 or above is preferred.
- Experience with scalable team-based software development, state estimation algorithms, RF communication, debugging, performance optimization, and test automation is preferred.
- Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Security Clearance.
- Applicants must meet applicable ITAR citizenship, residency, refugee, asylee, or authorization requirements.
- Strong analytical, software design, communication, initiative, and collaboration skills are required.
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 holidays, paid sick leave, discounts, and other perks.
- Eligibility for company stock, stock options, long-term cash awards, discretionary bonuses, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- Applicants must be eligible under ITAR requirements and must obtain and maintain a Top Secret Security Clearance.
- Pre-employment and random drug and alcohol testing may apply to employees working on sensitive missions.
- The role may require extended hours and weekend work when needed.
About SpaceX
SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches the world’s most advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk to revolutionize space transportation, with the ultimate goal of making life multiplanetary. SpaceX has gained worldwide attention for a series of historic milestones. It is the only private company ever to return a spacecraft from low-Earth orbit, which it first accomplished in December 2010. The company made history again in May 2012 when its Dragon spacecraft attached to the International Space Station, exchanged cargo payloads, and returned safely to Earth — a technically challenging feat previously accomplished only by governments. Since then Dragon has delivered cargo to and from the space station multiple times, providing regular cargo resupply missions for NASA. For more information, visit www.spacex.com.