Applied AI Operations Engineer: LLM Systems & Prototyping

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; California (MO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Paid parental leave

Stock options / long-term incentives

3 weeks paid vacation and 10+ holidays

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking an Operations Engineer, Applied AI (Application Software) to partner with internal teams across programs and explore AI platform capabilities. The role focuses on designing robust LLM-powered solutions while prioritizing safety and responsible deployment.

The candidate will build prototype and production-ready applications, advise on system architectures, and stay current with evolving LLM technologies in a fast-paced environment. This is an onsite role with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM or engineering discipline.
• 1+ years of experience working in engineering or operations/process development.
• Experience with shipping real-world applications using large language models and related machine learning tools to lead cross-functional groups.
• Knowledge of common LLM techniques including prompt design, evaluation methods, agent systems, and retrieval architecture.
• Previous experience working with AI product design, development, integration, and/or test.
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure and deliver expeditious results across multiple parallel priorities.
• Previous experience innovating process improvements, AI integrations, and AI system design in an enterprise setting.
• Positive, "can-do" attitude, self-starter, and ability to work in a high-pace dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside internal teams to uncover their needs and design technical approaches that closely align with their goals
• Serve as the main technical point of contact, supporting end-to-end while coordinating with internal teams to ensure strong outcomes
• Build prototypes and proof-of-concept applications that clearly illustrate effective ways to integrate with Spok/Grok
• Advise on system-on-system architecture and support teams in developing advanced applications powered by LLMs – Large Language Models
• Keep current evolving LLM technologies, best practices, and the tools commonly used in fast-moving environments

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Coding

Production-level apps

LLM technologies

Prompt design

Pressure management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM or engineering

Tools

Python

Prototyping tools

LLM tooling

CI/CD

Job description

SpaceX is seeking an Operations Engineer, Applied AI (Application Software) to partner with internal teams across programs and explore AI platform capabilities. The role focuses on designing robust LLM-powered solutions while prioritizing safety and responsible deployment.

The candidate will build prototype and production-ready applications, advise on system architectures, and stay current with evolving LLM technologies in a fast-paced environment. This is an onsite role with travel as needed.