Base Salary
$125k - $195k/yr
Responsibilities
- Rapidly develop prototypes to validate design concepts and quantify technical constraints.
- Develop high-performance modules for real-time flight-systems data streaming.
- Contribute to test automation processes and CI/CD infrastructure.
- Create and maintain high-fidelity simulation and flight software for SpaceX vehicles.
- Improve the reliability, performance, and scalability of simulation and flight platforms.
- Collaborate with engineers and customers to design and deliver features that improve system capabilities and performance.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or a science discipline and 1+ years of software development experience, or 3+ years of professional software experience in lieu of a degree.
- Professional experience with systems programming languages such as C++, Rust, or Go.
- Experience or strong skills in software design, scalable application development, debugging, performance optimization, data-throughput analysis, and unit testing are preferred.
- Experience with data streaming, real-time data processing, and serialization formats such as JSON, YAML, XML, or Protobuf is preferred.
- Experience with Python, Java, C#, Docker, Kubernetes, and relational databases such as SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, or Oracle is preferred.
- Active Top Secret, Top Secret SCI, or DOE Level Q clearance, or the ability and willingness to obtain one.
- Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment and work extended hours or weekends when necessary.
- Must successfully obtain and maintain a Top Secret Security Clearance as a condition of employment.
- Must meet applicable ITAR eligibility requirements or be able to obtain required authorizations.
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 accrued paid vacation, 10 or more paid holidays per year, and 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.
- Active clearance holders may receive a 10% differential, up to an additional $20,000 annually, when briefed into a classified program.
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.