Base Salary
$125k - $175k/yr
Responsibilities
- Create reliable software systems controlling hundreds of satellites in low Earth orbit
- Improve satellite constellation performance, security, and availability through software design
- Own software from requirements discovery and prototyping through development, testing, on-orbit rollout, and operational support
- Design and build satellite capabilities involving sensors, inter-satellite lasers, and space-based cloud compute
- Write Linux-based C++ software for common processors and microcontrollers
- Implement networking technologies connecting satellites, ground operations centers, and users
- Build automated ground software integrating smart data processing with satellite command and control
- Develop models and simulations for flight-like software testing, network performance analysis, and research and development
- Create tools for testing across virtualized hardware, hardware-in-the-loop, and vehicle-in-the-loop environments
- Develop systems that improve software deployment, test execution, and data analysis in continuous integration and release workflows
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, or a scientific discipline, or two-plus years of professional software development experience in lieu of a degree
- Development experience in C, C++, Python, or full-stack software development
- Experience deploying software used in real-world applications and projects is preferred
- Knowledge of computer architecture and networks is preferred
- Strong debugging, performance optimization, and unit testing skills are preferred
- Networking protocol experience, including TCP and UDP, may be required for some teams
- Linux kernel development experience may be required for some teams
- High-performance C++ experience may be required for some teams
- Image data processing and machine learning experience may be required for some teams
- A strong background in math and physics may be required for some teams
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively, take initiative, communicate effectively, and adapt to changing requirements
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret or Top Secret SCI clearance
- Must satisfy ITAR eligibility or obtain required authorizations
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Short- and long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan and potential long-term incentives or discretionary bonuses
- Three weeks of paid vacation and 10 or more paid holidays per year
- Paid sick leave pursuant to company policy
- Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed
- Requires obtaining and maintaining a Top Secret Security Clearance
- ITAR eligibility or authorization is required
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.