C++ Simulation Engineer - Real-Time Vehicle Dynamics

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical coverage

401(k) plan

Paid vacation

Shuttle service

Life insurance

Parental leave

Job summary

SpaceX in Redmond, WA is seeking a Software Engineer, C++ Simulations for Starlink. You will architect and refactor a high‑fidelity vehicle dynamics simulator and related HITL/testing environments, pushing performance to scale with the constellation.

You’ll collaborate across teams to model multi‑body dynamics and hardware behavior, delivering robust, maintainable code. The role emphasizes expert C++ skills, HPC, and Monte Carlo methods, with opportunities to influence major design decisions and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field and 1+ years of software development experience; OR 4+ years of professional software development experience in performant C++ or numerical simulations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and evolution of the core C++ vehicle dynamics simulator and testing infrastructure for Starlink.
• Architect and improve high‑performance Monte Carlo simulation infrastructure with parallelization.
• Drive development of new simulation features, models, and tooling focusing on performance and extensibility.
• Own performance optimization, profiling, CI, unit/integration testing and reliability improvements.
• Design and implement new testing frameworks and visualization components to aid GNC development.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to model multi‑body dynamics, environmental effects and hardware behavior.

Skills

C++

Simulation

Monte Carlo

HPC

GNC integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

Python

JavaScript

Job description

SpaceX in Redmond, WA is seeking a Software Engineer, C++ Simulations for Starlink. You will architect and refactor a high‑fidelity vehicle dynamics simulator and related HITL/testing environments, pushing performance to scale with the constellation.

You’ll collaborate across teams to model multi‑body dynamics and hardware behavior, delivering robust, maintainable code. The role emphasizes expert C++ skills, HPC, and Monte Carlo methods, with opportunities to influence major design decisions and