Senior AI Data Engineer — Flight-Critical Data Pipelines

D8 LooP; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA is seeking a Software Engineer (AI Data Engineering) to develop data pipelines, dashboards, and tooling for mission-critical AI workloads. You will validate AI outputs, integrate tools into CI/CD, and work within Linux-based environments to ensure robust, testable systems.

Ideal candidates have strong Python and SQL skills, experience with Airflow, and familiarity with containerized deployment using Docker and Kubernetes.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Python programming for data engineering tasks.
• Strong SQL skills across relational and non-relational databases.
• Experience with orchestration and data workflows (Airflow).
• Capability to integrate tools into CI/CD pipelines and review processes.
• Proficient in Git-based development and Linux environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop data pipelines and data-centric software for AI workflows.
• Build internal dashboards to monitor mission data and tool results.
• Test and validate AI outputs against known-good results.
• Prepare CI/CD pipelines to automate deployment and validation.

Skills

Python

SQL

Airflow

CI/CD

Git

Linux

AI data pipelines

Testing AI outputs

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA is seeking a Software Engineer (AI Data Engineering) to develop data pipelines, dashboards, and tooling for mission-critical AI workloads. You will validate AI outputs, integrate tools into CI/CD, and work within Linux-based environments to ensure robust, testable systems.

Ideal candidates have strong Python and SQL skills, experience with Airflow, and familiarity with containerized deployment using Docker and Kubernetes.