AI Engineer, Government & Mission Systems

SpaceX_Global; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 125,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

SpaceX in Washington, DC is seeking an AI Engineer, Special Programs to design, build, and deploy AI integrations for U.S. federal agencies, working with product, research, infrastructure, and governance teams to ensure safety and ethical standards.

You will ship production‑grade code and features, work with Grok models, APIs, and developer tools, and collaborate with agency stakeholders to turn requirements into concrete technical solutions, with up to 20% travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS or STEM, or 2+ years of software development experience in lieu of a degree.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimize integrations between AI frontier models and government systems and data environments.
• Collaborate on custom SDKs, APIs, developer tools, and documentation for government/enterprise developers.
• Partner with agency stakeholders to understand requirements, prototype solutions, and iterate rapidly based on feedback.
• Ship production-grade code and features with a bias toward speed, simplicity, and measurable impact.

Skills

Python proficiency

Strong problem-solving

Excellent communication

Ambiguity handling

Public-sector familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS or STEM

Tools

AWS

Docker/Kubernetes

APIs

Job description

SpaceX in Washington, DC is seeking an AI Engineer, Special Programs to design, build, and deploy AI integrations for U.S. federal agencies, working with product, research, infrastructure, and governance teams to ensure safety and ethical standards.

You will ship production‑grade code and features, work with Grok models, APIs, and developer tools, and collaborate with agency stakeholders to turn requirements into concrete technical solutions, with up to 20% travel.