SpaceX New Graduate Software Engineer for Starship Software team developing software to control and simulate SpaceX flight systems. Design, develop, and test software across application, OS, networking, firmware, and simulation layers.
Responsibilities
Expect a dynamic role doing what you’re best at. Our team is building high-performance flight hardware. Whatever your skill set, you’ll be aligned to the part of the program you’re most effectively able to contribute to.
Develop highly reliable autonomous software systems and the simulations required to validate them.
Own all aspects of software development, including design, testing, and integration to the mission.
Work with counterpart engineering teams to develop and maintain launch and vehicle software.
Get a front row seat to witness an impossible idea manifest in real life. The next few years will be incredibly dynamic as we transition from the challenge of building hardware to actually flying reusable rockets to orbit and deploying complex satellites to orbit.
Qualification
Bachelor's degree in computer scienceGraduating with a bachelor's degreeProven skills and knowledge of C++Strong focus and interest in designing
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering or other engineering discipline.
Graduating with a bachelor's degree, master's degree, or PhD in 2027.
Preferred
Proven skills and knowledge of C++, Rust, or other systems programming language.
Experience building or working with real-time embedded systems or distributed computing systems.
Strong focus and interest in designing, architecting, and implementing excellent, bug-free software.
Strong critical thinking and first-principles problem-solving skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Able to work effectively in a dynamic environment while assuming high levels of responsibility and demonstrating accountability for software outcomes.
Experience working at a nimble engineering organization or in a highly technical position that required a scrappy, entrepreneurial manner to accomplish tasks with tight time or budget constraints.
Excelled in ultra-competitive environments. You’ve nailed a podium finish in engineering, math, or science competitions, achieved scores in the top percentile of scholastic or standardized tests, or demonstrated other incredible feats of intellectual achievement.
