Senior ML/Data Science Engineer — Mission-Critical Data Pipelines

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

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Software Engineer in ML/Data Science to join the application software team. You will work on systems analyzing data from rocket launches, factory workloads, and Starlink telemetry, with event-based, historical, and ML analysis.

The role emphasizes ownership, collaboration, and rapid delivery of scalable solutions that support crewed launches, Starship flights, and network improvements. SpaceX values problem solvers with a mission-driven mindset.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline with 5+ years of software development experience; or 7+ years of software development experience without a degree.
• 3+ years of professional experience in full-stack development

Responsibilities

• Develop highly reliable and scalable data analysis libraries, systems, and data pipelines, to empower engineers across SpaceX
• Create new applications that improve how the business at SpaceX operates
• Collaborate with peers on architecture, design, and code reviews
• Build prototypes to prove out key design concepts and quantify technical constraints
• Own all aspects of software engineering and product development
• Deep dive into engineering problems and involve in coordination with domain experts

Skills

Python

Data science

Machine learning

Full-stack development

PyTorch

SciPy

Pandas

OpenCV

PostgreSQL

CI/CD

Grafana

Jupyter

Metabase

PowerBI

Front-end (Angular/React)

Version control

Distributed systems

Docker

Kubernetes

Education

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

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Software Engineer in ML/Data Science to join the application software team. You will work on systems analyzing data from rocket launches, factory workloads, and Starlink telemetry, with event-based, historical, and ML analysis.

The role emphasizes ownership, collaboration, and rapid delivery of scalable solutions that support crewed launches, Starship flights, and network improvements. SpaceX values problem solvers with a mission-driven mindset.