Software Engineer, Design Software; Starship

Software Engineer, Design Software (Starship)

Hawthorne, CA

Space

X was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today Space

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

SOFTWARE ENGINEER, DESIGN SOFTWARE (STARSHIP)

Starship is Space

X’s next generation launch platform that will take humans to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. It is designed to be cost‑effective, mass manufacturable, and rapidly reusable. As one of the most expensive and longest‑lead parts of the vehicle, the avionics systems require strategic innovation to bring the cost down while also improving the reliability and lead time.

As a Software Engineer on the Design Software team, you will be responsible for writing and maintaining software that interfaces with manufacturing equipment on our production line, with the goal of making our avionics manufacturing process faster and more reliable. This is a high‑autonomy role that will require building close relationships with manufacturing staff to understand issues, and coming up with software solutions interfacing with APIs or hardware that may have little or no documentation or vendor support.

We are looking for people who like to own a problem from start to finish in a high‑responsibility and low‑micromanagement environment!

• Develop highly reliable software solutions that are used across SpaceX
• Create new applications that improve how Space
  
  X operates
• Build prototypes to prove out key design concepts and quantify technical constraints
• Own all aspects of software engineering and product development
• Deep dive into your users’ problems to find and create efficient solutions
• Bring your voice to the table in team collaborations on architecture, design, and code reviews
• Integrate electronics design software to manufacturing equipment

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline; OR 2+ years of professional experience building software in lieu of a degree
• 1+ years of experience in full stack development

• Programming experience in Python, C#.NET, Go, Scala, Java, or similar object-oriented language
• 1+ years of rigorous experience building single page web applications
• Experience with version control, continuous integration, and continuous delivery concepts
• Deep understanding of testing, continuous integration, build, deployment & monitoring
• Expertise in profiling and improving application performance
• Experience with build systems (Make, Bazel/Pants/Buck, Gradle) and package management tools (pip, npm)
• Experience with UNIX-like operating systems and tools like Terraform, Ansible, Puppet for managing them
• Experience working with in-stream data processing using Apache Kafka, Rabbit
  
  MQ, Active
  
  MQ, or similar technologies
• Production experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Database experience with Postgre
  
  SQL, SQL Server, or similar database technologies
• Experience integrating third-party industrial equipment (Allen Bradley, Mitsubishi, Fuji, Nordson, etc.)
• Experience integrating third-party CAD Software (NX, Altium, Xpedition, etc.)

• Must be willing to work extended hours/weekends as needed dependent on launch cadence

Pay range:
Level I: $ - $ per year
Level II: $ - $ per year

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case‑by‑case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job‑related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package  may also be eligible for long‑term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long‑term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short and long‑term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks.

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