On-Site Data Scientist, Hardware Reliability — Satellite Internet

United States Digital Space LLC; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX's Starlink Reliability team is seeking a Data Scientist to build data pipelines, software systems, and analytics tools to improve the reliability of Starlink customer hardware (dishes, routers, power supplies, cables). You will develop processes to reduce failures as we launch new products and scale the network.

The role is based in Bastrop, TX, on-site, with collaboration across engineering, production, test, inventory, quality, and supply chain to drive positive outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, data science, mathematics, or other STEM discipline.
• 4+ years of professional experience in data or software engineering.
• Strong proficiency in Python, SQL, Bash scripting, or Git.
• Familiar with at least one additional programming language (e.g. Java, Scala, C++, C#).

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain critical data engineering infrastructure, tools, processes, and custom software to objectively increase the reliability of Starlink customer hardware.
• Contribute to critical Starlink software repositories, working in core internal and customer-facing codebases to deliver high-impact technical outcomes for the business.
• Create custom data pipelines, infrastructure, and analytics tools that will be used by internal teams and stakeholders to monitor, analyze, and impact business outcomes.
• Consistently contribute effort, leadership, and creative thinking to solving complex problems in a collaborative fashion under tight deadlines.
• Build relationships and collaborate across disciplines including engineering, production, test, inventory, quality, supply chain, and customer experience to drive positive business outcomes.
• Work effectively in a dynamic environment that includes working with changing needs and requirements.
• Identify customer needs, gather requirements, and execute independently.
• Take on projects that require initiative and developing new expertise.

Skills

Python

SQL

Bash scripting

Git

Java

Scala

C++

C#

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, data science, mathematics, or other STEM discipline

Master’s degree in computer science, data science, mathematics, or other STEM discipline (or PhD with 3+ years of relevant experience)

Job description

SpaceX's Starlink Reliability team is seeking a Data Scientist to build data pipelines, software systems, and analytics tools to improve the reliability of Starlink customer hardware (dishes, routers, power supplies, cables). You will develop processes to reduce failures as we launch new products and scale the network.

The role is based in Bastrop, TX, on-site, with collaboration across engineering, production, test, inventory, quality, and supply chain to drive positive outcomes.