Base Salary
$160k - $225k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop highly reliable autonomous software systems and the simulations needed to validate them.
- Own software development from design and testing through mission integration.
- Develop and maintain launch and vehicle software across application, operating system, networking, firmware, and simulation domains.
- Collaborate with counterpart engineering teams to implement and verify control of the pad, ship, and booster.
- Define and lead impactful Starship projects.
- Improve software standards and engineering practices within Starship Software.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, or a science discipline plus 4 or more years of software development experience, or 6 or more years of professional software development experience in lieu of a degree.
- Four or more years of experience with C++, Python, or Rust.
- Strong C++, Rust, or other systems programming language skills.
- Experience with real-time embedded systems or distributed computing systems is preferred.
- Experience designing fault-tolerant software is preferred.
- Strong debugging, performance optimization, and unit testing skills are preferred.
- Thorough knowledge of computer architecture and networking is preferred.
- Basic knowledge of electronics, controls, fluid systems, motor design, or physical mechanics is preferred.
- Applicants must meet applicable ITAR eligibility or authorization requirements.
- Willingness to work long hours and weekends as needed.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
- 401(k) retirement plan, disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, discounts, and other perks.
- Three weeks of paid vacation and 10 or more paid holidays per year.
- Paid sick leave pursuant to company policy.
- Potential eligibility for company stock or long-term cash awards, discretionary bonuses, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
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.