Senior Software Engineer - Raptor Propulsion Simulation

InvestedintheMission; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options / long-term incentives

Comprehensive medical, vision & dental

Paid parental leave & 3 weeks vacation

Job summary

SpaceX seeks a Sr. Software Engineer for propulsion simulation and data analysis to advance Raptor engine models and flight performance predictions.

You will work with engineers to translate test data into accurate future performance estimates, enabling safer and more efficient high-speed aerospace missions. You will contribute to lumped-parameter models, simulations, and data pipelines, while collaborating across teams to standardize tools and improve interoperability for flight software

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a STEM discipline.
• 5+ years experience writing computer software.
• 5+ years experience with physics-based simulations of real dynamic systems.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve the accuracy of the lumped-parameter thermofluid physics model of the Raptor engine
• Conduce engine cycle analysis to steer future-state engine design and thrust upgrades
• Conduct anomaly resolution utilizing the engine model and sparse instrumentation
• Develop a detailed understanding of the physics underlying rocket engine performance, sources of performance variability, as well as related modeling and measurement techniques
• Maintain and improve the accuracy of the representation of the Raptor engine used in integrated vehicle simulations, control software validation and flight Monte Carlo analysis
• Develop tools and portals to understand the sources of engine performance variability and enact improvements to manufacturing and engine hardware design
• Automate processes and software tools that are used to predict test performance and generate flight performance predictions for GNC and flight software
• Collaborate with engineers across the company to extend and improve interoperability among existing tools as well as to standardize hardware and software practices, tools, and methods to maximize functionality and value while minimizing future overhead and obsolescence

Skills

Dynamical systems modeling

Data analysis

Strong communication

Python

C++

C#/.NET

Java

Version control

Unix-like OS

Control feedback design

Numerical analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a STEM discipline

Tools

Angular

React

Python

C++

Job description

SpaceX seeks a Sr. Software Engineer for propulsion simulation and data analysis to advance Raptor engine models and flight performance predictions.

You will work with engineers to translate test data into accurate future performance estimates, enabling safer and more efficient high-speed aerospace missions. You will contribute to lumped-parameter models, simulations, and data pipelines, while collaborating across teams to standardize tools and improve interoperability for flight software