Real-Time AI Satellite Software Engineer

Spacex; Bastrop (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX in the United States is seeking a Software Engineer for the Starmind line to own and operate the software stack that enables satellite, gateway, and terminal platforms. You will design, implement, test, and support real-time software for high‑performance, low‑latency networks.

You will participate in architecture reviews, develop prototypes, and build tools for deployment and data analysis across virtual and hardware-in-the-loop environments, helping ensure mission success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, or science discipline; OR 2+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience with C, C++, or assembly.
• Experience with Linux, distributed systems, and application development.

Responsibilities

• Develop highly reliable, real-time software designed for gateways, satellites, user terminals, and switches in a low-latency satellite network.
• Participate in and lead architecture, design, and code reviews.
• Develop prototypes and manage experiments to prove key design concepts.
• Develop tools for software development, deployment, data analysis, and test execution across environments including virtualized hardware, real hardware-in-the-loop, and on-orbit testing.
• Deploy reliable software, test execution, and data analysis as part of CI/CD.

Skills

C/C++ development

Real-time systems

Linux distributed systems

Software architecture

Problem solving

Communication skills

Networking protocols

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering or related field

Tools

Linux

CI/CD

Embedded development

Job description

SpaceX in the United States is seeking a Software Engineer for the Starmind line to own and operate the software stack that enables satellite, gateway, and terminal platforms. You will design, implement, test, and support real-time software for high‑performance, low‑latency networks.

You will participate in architecture reviews, develop prototypes, and build tools for deployment and data analysis across virtual and hardware-in-the-loop environments, helping ensure mission success.