Starshield GNC Software Engineer, Tracking

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

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

401(k) retirement plan

Medical, vision, dental coverage

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

SpaceX in Hawthorne, California seeks a Software Engineer, Tracking (Starshield) to build mission-critical distributed systems for large spacecraft constellations. You will work on payload management, orbital prediction tools, and end-to-end software delivery within the Starshield GNC organization.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in engineering or CS and hands-on C++ or Python development, plus experience with Docker/Kubernetes and scalable systems.

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

Distributed systems

C++

Python

Docker

Kubernetes

Version control

Performance profiling

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/CS/related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

SpaceX in Hawthorne, California seeks a Software Engineer, Tracking (Starshield) to build mission-critical distributed systems for large spacecraft constellations. You will work on payload management, orbital prediction tools, and end-to-end software delivery within the Starshield GNC organization.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in engineering or CS and hands-on C++ or Python development, plus experience with Docker/Kubernetes and scalable systems.