Telemetry Software Engineer, Starlink – TS/SCI

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

401(k)

Medical, Vision, Dental

Paid time off (vacation/holidays)

Job summary

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA is seeking a Software Engineer specializing in telemetry for the Starlink program. The role involves owning a highly distributed telemetry stack, solving complex data challenges, and delivering robust software across hardware and software layers.

Applicants should have a TS/SCI clearance or active Top Secret, plus 1+ years in software fields. SpaceX offers extensive benefits, stock options, and opportunities to work on mission-critical space projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, engineering, math, physics, or scientific discipline; OR 2+ years of professional software experience in lieu of a degree
• 1+ years of experience in full stack development, software engineering, data engineering, or data science
• Active Top-Secret or Top-Secret SCI

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate a highly reliable, distributed telemetry platform capable of ingesting, processing, storing, and querying data at petabyte scale
• Collaborate with other engineers on architecture, design, and code reviews
• Partner closely with satellite and rocket teams to understand real mission needs and translate them into elegant technical solutions
• Take full end-to-end ownership of the complete software and hardware stack
• Deep dive into business problems, find efficient solutions and apply first principles thinking

Skills

C#

Java

Distributed systems

Kubernetes

Linux

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

2+ years of related experience alternative

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Monitoring

Containerization

Job description

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA is seeking a Software Engineer specializing in telemetry for the Starlink program. The role involves owning a highly distributed telemetry stack, solving complex data challenges, and delivering robust software across hardware and software layers.

Applicants should have a TS/SCI clearance or active Top Secret, plus 1+ years in software fields. SpaceX offers extensive benefits, stock options, and opportunities to work on mission-critical space projects.