Applied AI Operations Engineer: LLM Prototyping

InvestedintheMission; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

401(k) retirement plan

Medical, Vision, and Dental coverage

Paid parental leave

3 weeks paid vacation

10+ paid holidays per year

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA is seeking an Operations Engineer, Applied AI (Application Software) to partner with internal teams and design strategies for integrating large language models into products and infrastructure. This hybrid role blends strong technical depth with strong interpersonal skills to empower teams to create AI-powered solutions while prioritizing safety and responsible deployment.

You’ll collaborate with Sales, Product, and Engineering to explore needs, build prototypes, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM or engineering discipline.
• 1+ years of experience engineering or operations/process development.

Responsibilities

• Work with internal teams to uncover needs and design technical approaches.
• Serve as the main technical point of contact and coordinate with teams for strong outcomes.
• Build prototypes and proof-of-concept applications illustrating integration with Spok/Grok.
• Advise on system-on-system architecture and support development of LLM-powered applications.
• Stay current with evolving LLM technologies and best practices.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Production-level coding

LLM applications

Prompt design

Retrieval architecture

AI product design

Work under pressure

Process improvements

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM/engineering

Tools

Spok/Grok

Job description

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA is seeking an Operations Engineer, Applied AI (Application Software) to partner with internal teams and design strategies for integrating large language models into products and infrastructure. This hybrid role blends strong technical depth with strong interpersonal skills to empower teams to create AI-powered solutions while prioritizing safety and responsible deployment.

You’ll collaborate with Sales, Product, and Engineering to explore needs, build prototypes, and