Software Engineer, Tracking – Starshield (Clearance Eligible)

SpaceX; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is hiring a Software Engineer, Tracking (Starshield) in California to help build mission-critical software for low-Earth orbit assets. You will work within Starshield's GNC team on payload management, orbital prediction, and analysis pipelines for a growing constellation.

Your code will cover the full lifecycle from concept to deployment. You will collaborate with engineers across domains, implement scalable distributed systems, and optimize performance while adhering to stringent

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, computer science, data science, or an engineering discipline.
• Software development experience in either C++ or Python

Responsibilities

• Build software tools and construct scenarios to analyze system performance
• Develop prototypes to prove out key design concepts and quantify technical constraints
• Collaborate with other engineers to plan and organize the development of our products
• See your software through from start to finish: from determining the core requirements, to prototyping, developing, and testing, and to rollout and beyond

Skills

C++

Python

Distributed systems

Docker

Kubernetes

Version control

CI/CD

Performance profiling

Relational databases

Satellites/spacecraft

Math & physics

Clearance

Independent teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/science (STEM)

Tools

PostgreSQL/CockroachDB

Job description

SpaceX is hiring a Software Engineer, Tracking (Starshield) in California to help build mission-critical software for low-Earth orbit assets. You will work within Starshield's GNC team on payload management, orbital prediction, and analysis pipelines for a growing constellation.

Your code will cover the full lifecycle from concept to deployment. You will collaborate with engineers across domains, implement scalable distributed systems, and optimize performance while adhering to stringent