Mission-Critical Application Engineer, Safety & Training

SpaceX; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Paid vacation and holidays

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking an Application Software Engineer in Hawthorne, California to develop mission-critical applications that accelerate vehicle production and enhance services. Candidates should embrace a collaborative approach to problem-solving and innovating software systems.

Applicants will collaborate with teams across SpaceX, focusing on Starship and Starlink software. Prior aerospace experience isn't necessary; strong engineering skills and motivation to contribute to a groundbreaking mission are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field or 2+ years of software development experience.
• 1+ years of full stack development experience.
• Experience with building single page web applications.

Responsibilities

• Develop highly reliable software solutions used across SpaceX.
• Create new applications to improve SpaceX operations.
• Own all aspects of software engineering and product development.

Skills

Full stack development

Programming in Python

Version control

UNIX-like operating systems

Docker

Kubernetes

Data processing technologies

Front-end development

Education

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

Tools

Java

Terraform

PostgreSQL

React

Job description

SpaceX is seeking an Application Software Engineer in Hawthorne, California to develop mission-critical applications that accelerate vehicle production and enhance services. Candidates should embrace a collaborative approach to problem-solving and innovating software systems.

Applicants will collaborate with teams across SpaceX, focusing on Starship and Starlink software. Prior aerospace experience isn't necessary; strong engineering skills and motivation to contribute to a groundbreaking mission are essential.