3 months ago
Redmond, WA, USAEntry Level / Mid Level
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$125k - $150k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop reliable, real-time software to determine which user, laser, and gateway beams should be formed for optimal customer experience.
- Participate in and lead architecture, design, and code reviews.
- Develop prototypes and manage experiments to validate key design concepts.
- Develop tools for software development and deployment, data analysis and visualization, and test execution.
- Test software across virtualized hardware environments, real hardware-in-the-loop simulations, and on-orbit testing.
- Own the complete software lifecycle, including development, testing, and support.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, or a science discipline, or 2+ years of professional software development experience in lieu of a degree; internship experience is applicable.
- Development experience in assembly, C, or C++.
- Knowledge of real-time rendering, game engine development, physics simulation, or other real-time, resource-constrained, high-performance computing is preferred.
- Knowledge of network topology, numerical optimization, graph theoretic approaches, or convex optimization is preferred.
- Experience developing, debugging, and deploying software used in real-world applications or projects is preferred.
- Experience with distributed systems and internet services is preferred.
- Strong analytical, communication, problem-solving, and engineering fundamentals are preferred.
- Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment with changing needs and requirements.
- Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
- Must satisfy applicable ITAR authorization requirements.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
- 401(k) retirement plan.
- Short- and long-term disability insurance and life insurance.
- Paid parental leave, paid vacation, paid holidays, and Washington State paid sick time where applicable.
- Company stock or long-term cash awards, potential discretionary bonuses, and employee stock purchase plan eligibility.
- Various employee discounts and perks.
- Company shuttles provide weekday roundtrip travel 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.