Base Salary
$125k - $175k/yr
Responsibilities
- Create reliable software systems that control thousands of satellites in low Earth orbit.
- Own software from requirements discovery and prototyping through development, testing, on-orbit rollout, and ongoing maintenance.
- Design and build satellite capabilities involving sensors, inter-satellite lasers, and space-based cloud compute.
- Work directly with end customers to deliver products and data that meet their needs.
- Develop Linux-based C++ software for processors and microcontrollers such as ARM, PowerPC, and x86.
- Develop embedded cryptography applications, high-performance networks, satellite command-and-control systems, simulations, and tools for virtualized, hardware-in-the-loop, and vehicle-in-the-loop testing.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or a scientific discipline, or at least 2 years of professional software development experience in lieu of a degree.
- Development experience in C, C++, or Rust.
- Fundamental knowledge of computer architecture, networks, debugging, and software testing.
- Production experience with containerization technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes is preferred.
- Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or CockroachDB is preferred.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret or Top Secret SCI clearance.
- Must satisfy applicable U.S. ITAR eligibility or authorization requirements.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively, communicate effectively, take initiative, and adapt to changing requirements.
Benefits
- Base salary is listed for Software Engineer Level I and Level II positions, with potential stock, stock options, long-term cash awards, and discretionary bonuses.
- Benefits include medical, vision, and dental coverage; a 401(k) plan; disability and life insurance; paid parental leave; paid vacation; paid holidays; paid sick leave; and employee discounts.
- The position requires obtaining and maintaining a Top Secret security clearance and may require extended hours and weekends as needed.
Tech Stack
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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.