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Base Salary
$165k - $270k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop reliable, real-time software to determine optimal user, laser, and gateway beam formation for Starlink Mobile.
- Participate in and lead architecture, design, and code reviews.
- Develop prototypes and manage experiments to validate key design concepts.
- Build tools for software development, deployment, data analysis and visualization, and test execution.
- Test software across virtualized hardware environments, real hardware-in-the-loop simulations, and on-orbit environments.
- Support the complete software lifecycle, including development, testing, and operational support.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, or another STEM discipline plus 5+ years of professional software development experience, or 7+ years of professional software development experience in lieu of a degree.
- Development experience with Assembly, C, or C++.
- Preferred knowledge of real-time rendering, game engine development, physics simulation, or other real-time, resource-constrained, high-performance computing.
- Preferred knowledge of network topology, numerical optimization, graph-theoretic approaches, or convex optimization.
- Experience developing, debugging, and deploying software used in real-world applications or projects.
- Preferred experience with distributed systems and internet services.
- Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
- Must satisfy SpaceX ITAR eligibility requirements or be eligible to obtain the required government authorizations.
Benefits
- Eligibility for company stock or long-term cash awards, potential discretionary bonuses, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- Medical, vision, dental, 401(k), disability, life insurance, paid parental leave, discounts, and other perks.
- Paid vacation and paid holidays; Washington employees accrue paid sick time in accordance with applicable law.
- Company shuttles are available Monday through Friday 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.