Design Software Engineer, Starship — 3D & Simulations

SpaceX; Starbase (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Software Engineer for Design Software (Starship) to build and maintain software used by engineers for design data generation, analysis, and distribution. Responsibilities include mesh processing, 3D rendering, flight simulations, and iPad/iPhone tooling.

The role is high-autonomy with close collaboration across engineering teams. You will own from problem to solution, interfacing with external APIs and hardware, and contribute to architecture discussions, design reviews, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline; OR 2+ years of professional software experience in lieu of a degree
• 1+ years of full stack development experience
• Proficient in Python, C#.NET, Go, Scala, Java or similar OO language
• Experience building single page web applications and working with version control and CI/CD

Responsibilities

• Develop highly reliable software solutions used across SpaceX
• Create new applications to improve SpaceX operations
• Build prototypes to validate design concepts and constraints
• Own all aspects of software engineering and product development
• Collaborate on architecture, design, and code reviews with engineers

Skills

Python

C#.NET

Go

Scala

Java

Single-page web apps

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Make/Bazel/Pants/Buck

Gradle

pip/npm

CI/CD

Git

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Software Engineer for Design Software (Starship) to build and maintain software used by engineers for design data generation, analysis, and distribution. Responsibilities include mesh processing, 3D rendering, flight simulations, and iPad/iPhone tooling.

The role is high-autonomy with close collaboration across engineering teams. You will own from problem to solution, interfacing with external APIs and hardware, and contribute to architecture discussions, design reviews, and