Automation Engineer; Starlink

Space

X was founded on the belief that a future where humanity explores the stars is more exciting than one where we do not. Today Space

X is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

At Space

X, we leverage our experience in building rockets and spacecraft to deploy Starlink, the world’s most advanced broadband internet system. Starlink is the world’s largest satellite constellation and is providing fast, reliable internet to 5 M+ users worldwide. We design, build, test, and operate all parts of the system – satellites, consumer receivers, and the software that brings it all together. We’re looking for best‑in‑class engineers and analysts to accelerate our growth around the globe.

As an Operations Engineer, Automation on the Growth Analytics & Automation team, you will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and continuously improving business‑critical and experimental automation to unlock growth and accelerate the monetization of the Starlink network. You will work closely with technical and engineering teams to keep the automation robust, create reports, alerts, and monitoring systems, and communicate results to leadership.

• Build and maintain high‑quality automation to support Starlink’s customer growth, new market launches, and customer experience improvements.
• Build alerts and monitoring for current automation systems.
• Manage all requests and stakeholders in a scalable way.
• Own status of automation (reporting on health, metrics such as credits issued, etc.).
• Work with engineering and business teams to develop strategies for migrating automation to website‑integrated solutions when appropriate.
• Design measurable and well‑scoped experiments.
• Write and maintain high‑quality documentation.
• Engage the Space
  
  X leadership team with quantitative and qualitative updates on automation performance and opportunities.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, mathematics, or a STEM discipline.
• 1+ years of experience in engineering, software, data analytics, venture capital, management consulting, or operations/product management at a technology company.
• 1+ years of experience with Python.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, data science, mathematics, physics, or engineering.
• Proficiency in SQL and Python.
• Understanding of database structures, query optimizations, and ETL development.
• Experience with automation (e.g., VBA, Python, C#).
• Start‑up, consulting, tech, or other experience in high‑growth, fast‑paced, rapidly changing environments.
• Strong project‑management and self‑directed prioritization skills.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to non‑technical audiences at all organizational levels.
• Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships across disciplines and multiple levels of management.

• Must be available to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
• Willingness to travel to corporate customer sites, other Space
  
  X locations, and industry events as needed.
• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, the applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national, a U.S. lawful permanent resident, a refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, an asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Space

X is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Space

X is governed on the basis of merit, competence, and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

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