Manufacturing Software Engineer: Build Systems for Space

SpaceX; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Software Engineer, Manufacturing to join the application software team that powers SpaceX’s production and Starlink systems. You will own end-to-end software engineering, build mission-critical applications, and develop platforms for high-throughput manufacturing environments.

The role emphasizes collaboration across teams to accelerate launches and Starlink growth. Ideal candidates have strong programming skills (Python, C#.NET, Go, Java), experience with web apps, and a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline or 2+ years of professional software experience in lieu of a degree.
• Experience in full stack development.
• Strong problem-solving and collaboration abilities.

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.
• Deep dive into users' problems to create efficient solutions.
• Contribute to architecture, design, and code reviews with the team.

Skills

Python

C#.NET

Go

Scala

Java

Single-page web apps

CI/CD

Software architecture

Performance profiling

Docker

Kubernetes

Angular/React

PostgreSQL/SQL Server

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science/engineering/math/science

2+ years of professional experience in lieu of a degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Make

Bazel/Pants/Buck

Gradle

pip

npm

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Software Engineer, Manufacturing to join the application software team that powers SpaceX’s production and Starlink systems. You will own end-to-end software engineering, build mission-critical applications, and develop platforms for high-throughput manufacturing environments.

The role emphasizes collaboration across teams to accelerate launches and Starlink growth. Ideal candidates have strong programming skills (Python, C#.NET, Go, Java), experience with web apps, and a