Base Salary
$125k - $195k/yr
Responsibilities
- Own the architecture and quality of simulation software used across SpaceX.
- Develop and optimize software integrating CFD tools, meshing software, and CAD platforms for multi-physics simulations.
- Expand the simulation engine to additive manufacturing, welding, structural stress and strain analysis, grain prediction, and other manufacturing domains.
- Build interfaces for viewing and interpreting simulation results and help transition results viewing to web-based 3D tooling.
- Troubleshoot and debug software integration, meshing quality, and simulation accuracy issues.
- Apply surrogate modeling, physics-informed neural networks, and other machine learning and AI solutions to accelerate simulations and improve manufacturing outcomes.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement features and automate processes.
- Test and validate simulation results using industry-standard benchmarks.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or another STEM discipline, or five or more years of professional software-building experience in lieu of a degree.
- At least two years of software development experience in C++, Python, or another object-oriented language.
- Preferred experience with numerical solvers, complex simulation meshing, machine learning and AI for simulation, visualization, web-based 3D tooling, web frameworks, front-end development, and database technologies.
- Preferred strong Linux experience and knowledge of high-performance computing environments and parallel processing.
- Preferred understanding of version control, testing, continuous integration, build, deployment, and monitoring.
- Strong problem-solving, attention to detail, communication, documentation, and collaboration skills.
- Must be able to work extended hours and weekends as necessary and travel to other SpaceX sites up to 20%.
- Must satisfy applicable ITAR citizenship, residency, protected-status, or authorization requirements.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
- 401(k) retirement plan, disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, discounts, and other perks.
- Approximately three weeks of paid vacation, 10 or more paid holidays, and paid sick leave.
- Base salary is supplemented by potential stock or long-term cash incentives, discretionary bonuses, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- Ability to work extended hours and weekends as needed and travel to other SpaceX sites up to 20%.
- ITAR eligibility or ability to obtain required authorizations is required.
Tech Stack
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.