Tracking Systems Software Engineer (GNC)

SpaceX Corp.; Hawthorne (CA); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, vision, and dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Paid parental leave

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Sick leave policy

Job summary

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA is seeking a Software Engineer, Tracking (Starshield) to advance distributed systems for guidance, navigation, and control. You will work on payload management and orbital prediction tools for large spacecraft constellations.

You will own the full software lifecycle—from requirements and prototyping to development, testing, and deployment—within the Starshield GNC team, making an impact on national security missions.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Build software tools and scenarios to analyze system performance.
• Develop prototypes to prove key design concepts and quantify constraints.
• Collaborate with engineers to plan and develop products.
• Deliver software from requirements through rollout and support.

Skills

Distributed systems

Performance profiling

CI/CD & monitoring

Math & physics

Clearance awareness

Teamwork & communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, computer science, data science, or engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

CockroachDB

Git

Job description

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA is seeking a Software Engineer, Tracking (Starshield) to advance distributed systems for guidance, navigation, and control. You will work on payload management and orbital prediction tools for large spacecraft constellations.

You will own the full software lifecycle—from requirements and prototyping to development, testing, and deployment—within the Starshield GNC team, making an impact on national security missions.