Starlink Data Scientist: Build Metrics & Scale the Network

SpaceX; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, vision, dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Paid vacation & holidays

Shuttle program from Seattle area

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Data Scientist for Starlink, based in Redmond, WA. You will develop strategy, metrics, tools, and processes to assess scaling of Starlink and network performance for tens of millions of users worldwide.

You'll collaborate with operators, subsystem engineers, software and network engineers, and external partners to ensure Starlink's growth. 1+ years of data/software experience and Python/C++ skills are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, physics, mathematics, or a STEM discipline.
• 1+ years of professional data/software engineering experience (internship acceptable).
• Development experience in an object‑oriented programming language (i.e. C, C++, Python).

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain mission‑critical infrastructure, tools, processes, and custom software to assess growth areas for Starlink.
• Lead technical investigations about chronic network‑level issues.
• Automate the aggregation of metrics and detection of widespread application issues across Starlink.
• Establish and maintain relationships with key engineering stakeholders.
• Apply data analytics, models, and techniques to data products created by space vehicles.
• Build ground‑based software systems that ingest, transform, and store data.
• Fuse data from multiple sources to create usable information.

Skills

Python

C/C++

Data analytics

Machine learning

ETL design

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Data Science/Physics/Mathematics/STEM

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Data Scientist for Starlink, based in Redmond, WA. You will develop strategy, metrics, tools, and processes to assess scaling of Starlink and network performance for tens of millions of users worldwide.

You'll collaborate with operators, subsystem engineers, software and network engineers, and external partners to ensure Starlink's growth. 1+ years of data/software experience and Python/C++ skills are preferred.