Software Engineer, Satellite Operations (Starshield)
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Job Location:
Hawthorne, NV - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 140000 - 170000
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
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.
Starshield leverages SpaceXs Starlink technology and launch capability to support national security efforts. While Starlink is designed for consumer and commercial use Starshield is designed for government use with an initial focus on earth observation communications and hosted payloads.
As a software engineer working on Starshields GNC Operations Software team you will write software responsible for facilitating highly reliable available and autonomous operations of Starshields satellite constellation. You will work on a wide variety of projects across both ground and flight software including satellite telemetry and alerting systems full-stack operations tooling autonomous satellite fault detection isolation and recovery (FDIR) payload interface design and ground service addition to developing software youll also be involved in day-to-day constellation performance monitoring and on-orbit investigations demanding good systems knowledge of the entire satellite constellation. Our software engineers work closely with a variety of other engineering disciplines such as GNC Hardware RF order to diagnose on orbit issues determine suitable recovery procedures and implement long term solutions.
This team builds secure reliable and autonomous software systems that enable us and our satellites to work more efficiently. Our software engineers are responsible cradle-to-grave for the software they create including design implementation rollout and maintenance. As we expand this team were looking for versatile motivated and collaborative engineers. Aerospace experience is not required to be successful here although an engineer with good systems intuition in addition to strong software skills will excel in this role. We want our engineers to bring fresh ideas from all areas. We look for engineers who love solving problems and seek to make an impact on an inspiringmission.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Own the complete lifecycle of the software and systems you create including development testing deployment and operational support
- Develop highly reliable and available software systems for the tasking and monitoring of satellites in low-earth orbit
- Design and implement performant and safe satellite flight software
- Build automated ground-based software systems that integrate smart data processing with satellite control
- Act as a a cross-disciplinary expert collaborating with other engineers to diagnose on-orbit faults and come up with suitable permanent resolutions ensuring we meet mission objectives
- Lead on-orbit satellite operations through all phases of flight and perform on-call rotations satellite commanding or data review to keep our vehicles payloads and networks continuously operating
- Bachelors degree in computer science aerospace engineering physics or another engineering discipline
- Development experience in C C Python or other similar programming languages
- Production experience with containerization technologies (e.g. Docker Kubernetes)
- Experience developing and deploying HTTP servers to build scalable dynamic web operationstooling and real-time monitoring applications
- Experience working with relational databases (PostgreSQL CockroachDB or similar)
- Knowledge of computer architecture networks and inter-process communications (RESTful APIs gRPC etc.)
- Understanding of version control testing continuous integration build deployment and monitoring
- Experience with debugging performance optimization and unit testing
- General familiarity with the disciplines necessary for spacecraft flight including: structures propulsion avionics GNC flight software dynamics launch and mission operations and integration
- Masters degree or Ph.D. in an engineering discipline computer science or physics
- Ability to work effectively and creatively in a dynamic environment with changing needs and requirements
- Ability to work independently and in a team take initiative and communicate effectively
- Active Top Secret Top Secret SCI or DOE Level Q clearance or the ability and willingness to obtain one
- Able to work extended hours and weekends as needed to support critical path development and/or critical on-orbit operations
- An active clearance may provide the opportunity for you to work on sensitive SpaceX missions; if so you will be subject to pre-employment drug and random drug and alcohol test
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
Pay range:
Software Engineer/Level I: $120000.00 - $145000.00/per year
Software Engineer/Level II: $140000.00 - $170000.00/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. Those with an active clearance will receive a 10% differential up to an additional $15000 annually once officially briefed into a classified program.
Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You 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. You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. Exempt employees are eligible for 5 days of sick leave per year. Employees accrue paid sick leave pursuant to the Company policy which satisfies or exceeds the accrual carryover and use requirements of the law.
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.
SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX 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.
Applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceXs Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should reach out to.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Change Management
- Software Deployment
- Cloud Infrastructure
- High Availability
- IaaS
- Firewall
- Linux
- Middleware
- Jboss
- Network Architecture
- Scripting
- Technical Support
About Company
SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets.
