Dec 2025 New Graduate Engineer, Software (Starship)

SpaceX 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 SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible with the ultimate goal ofenabling human life on Mars.

DECEMBER 2025 NEW GRADUATE SOFTWARE ENGINEER (STARSHIP)

Our elite Starship team is working on the toughest and most audacious project on our planet: making humanity multiplanetary. This challenge isnt for everyone the working conditions can be hard on a desolate beach at the southernmost tip of the state but hardcore projects require hardcore people. If you are a high performing engineer want to immerse yourself in never-before-solved challenges and are excited to put in the effort to make this goal a reality we want to hear from you.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Expect a dynamic role doing what youre best at. Our team is building high performance flight hardware a high-volume rocket production line and a launch system that can rapidly and reliably launch and land our rockets. Whatever your skill set youll be aligned to the part of the program youre most effectively able to contribute to.
• Develop highly reliable autonomous software systems and the simulations to validate them.
• Own all aspects of software development including design testing and integration to the mission.
• Work with counterpart engineering teams to develop and maintain launch and vehicle software crossing all required software domains necessary to implement and verify control of the pad ship and booster to meet mission objectives.
• Follow and maintain high software standards and software engineering best practices within Starship Software.
• Get a front row seat to witness an impossible idea manifest in real life. The next few years will be incredibly dynamic as we transition from the challenge of building hardware to actually flying reusable rockets to orbit.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors degree in computer science software engineering computer engineering electrical engineering or other engineering discipline.
• 1 years of software development experience via project team research internship and/or professional experience.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Proven skills and knowledge of C Rust or other systems programming language.
• Experience building or working with real-time embedded systems or distributed computing systems.
• Strong focus and interest in designing architecting and implementing excellent bug-free software.
• Strong critical thinking and first-principles problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to work effectively in a dynamic environment while assuming high levels of responsibility and demonstrating accountability for software outcomes.
• Experience working at a nimble engineering organization or in a highly technical position that required a scrappy entrepreneurial manner to accomplish tasks with tight time or budget constraints.
• Excelled in ultra-competitive environments. Youve nailed a podium finish in engineering math or science competitions achieved scores in the top percentile of scholastic or standardized tests or demonstrated other incredible feats of intellectual achievement.
• Succeeded in multiple endeavors at once. Maybe you worked through college were a student athlete or demonstrated strong work or academic performance in multiple fields.
• Demonstrated rapid growth. Youve held successive positions of increasing responsibility within an organization were able to get yourself up to speed at a heroic pace and accomplished something meaningfully difficult early in your career.
• Demonstrated resilience and the ability to overcome failure or extreme odds. Many critics would say that our goals are impossible but this isnt the first time weve proven that highly improbable goals like reusable rockets can become possible.
• Success in academics at a rigorous and highly regarded university: minimum GPA 3.5/4.0 or higher standardized test scores minimum 95th percentile merit-based scholarship recipient.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Willing to work long hours and weekends as needed.
• Ability and willingness to relocate to our Starbase launch site (Brownsville TX area).

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

ITAR REQUIREMENTS:

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident (aka green card holder) (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158 or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

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