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 of enabling human life on Mars.
SOFTWARE ENGINEER, DESIGN SOFTWARE (STARSHIP) Starship is SpaceX'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 a Software Engineer on the Design Software team, you will be responsible for writing and maintaining the software that takes Starship from idea to reality. This includes software for designing the vehicles like CAD (computer aided design) and PLM (product lifecycle management) as well as software that turns those designs into real parts, like manufacturing planning and automation software. Your goal is to make the end-to-end process from design to flight (and re-flight!) faster and more reliable. This is a high-autonomy role that will require building close relationships with engineers and manufacturing staff to understand issues and come up with simple, robust solutions. We are looking for people who like to own a problem from start to finish in a high-responsibility and low-micromanagement environment!
RESPONSIBILITIES: - Develop highly reliable software solutions that are used across SpaceX
- Create new applications that improve how SpaceX 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 CAD software to manufacturing equipment
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: - 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
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: - Programming experience in Typescript, Python, C#, Go, Rust, or similar language
- 1+ years of rigorous experience building single page web applications
- Experience with version control, continuous integration, and continuous delivery concepts
- Expertise in designing software systems
- 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, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, or similar technologies
- Production experience with Docker and Kubernetes
- Front-end experience in Angular, React, or similar framework
- Back-end experience in .NET, Express, Flask, or similar framework
- Database experience with PostgreSQL, SQL Server, or similar database technologies
- Experience integrating third-party industrial equipment (Allen Bradley, Mitsubishi, Fuji, Nordson, etc.)
- Experience using CAD Software to design parts (NX, Altium, Xpedition, Solidworks, etc)
- Experience integrating third-party CAD Software (NX, Altium, Xpedition, Solidworks, etc.)
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: - Must be willing to work extended hours/weekends as needed dependent on launch cadence
ITAR REQUIREMENTS: 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.
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