Senior Real-Time Beam Planning Engineer

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage

401(k)-retirement plan

Paid parental leave

Long-term incentives

Job summary

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP in Palo Alto is looking for a Sr. Software Engineer for their Starlink project to develop real-time software facilitating low-latency satellite internet services.

The role involves designing reliable software to optimize user experience, leading architectural reviews, and validating design prototypes. Candidates should possess a bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline along with 5+ years of software development experience. Excellent C/C++ skills are critical for the role.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in software development; OR 7+ years in lieu of a degree.
• Development experience in assembly, C, or C++.

Responsibilities

• Develop highly reliable, real‑time software for low-latency satellite internet.
• Lead architecture, design, and code reviews.
• Manage experiments to validate design concepts.

Skills

Real-time rendering

Game engine development

Physics simulation

C

C++

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, or STEM discipline

Job description

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP in Palo Alto is looking for a Sr. Software Engineer for their Starlink project to develop real-time software facilitating low-latency satellite internet services.

The role involves designing reliable software to optimize user experience, leading architectural reviews, and validating design prototypes. Candidates should possess a bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline along with 5+ years of software development experience. Excellent C/C++ skills are critical for the role.