Software Engineer, Vehicle Operations (Starshield)

• →Design, develop, and implement highly reliable and performant algorithms, flight software, simulations, tools, services, and dashboards
• →Act as a cross-disciplinary expert supporting cradle-to-grave development efforts for new features and capabilities  
• →Lead on-orbit satellite operations through all phases of flight and perform on-call rotations, satellite commanding, and data reviews to keep our vehicles, payloads, and networks continuously operating
• →Detect and triage emerging on-orbit anomalies across all satellite subsystems, driving investigations and implementing future autonomous responses
• →Work closely with engineers from adjacent discplines (mechanical, thermal, software, test engineering, guidance control navigation, network engineering) to deliver reliable connectivity and new capabilities to our users  

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, aerospace engineering, physics or another engineering discipline
• Software development experience in C, C++, Python, or other similar programming languages 

• Master's degree or Ph.D. in an engineering discipline, computer science, or physics 
• Experience working on interdisciplinary engineering projects (software interacting with hardware; hardware interacting with other hardware; testing automation or harnessing) 
• Software development experience in a Linux environment
• Ability to intuit about physical systems 
• General exposure to the disciplines necessary for spacecraft flight with practical experience in real-world development of complicated hardware-software systems
• Experience or strong interest in satellite telemetry and alerting systems, full-stack operations tooling, autonomous fault detection, isolation, and recovery (FDIR), and command and control
• Ability to communicate effectively and work creatively in a dynamic environment with changing needs and requirements
• Knowledge of computer architecture, networks, and inter-process communications (RESTful APIs, gRPC, etc.)
• Understanding of version control, testing, continuous integration, build, deployment, and monitoring
• Experience with data visualization techniques and web development (both front-end and back-end)
• Active Top Secret, Top Secret SCI, or DOE Level Q clearance, or the ability and willingness to obtain one

• Able to work extended hours and weekends as needed to support critical path development and/or critical on-orbit operations
• An active clearance may provide the opportunity for you to work on sensitive SpaceX missions; if so, you will be subject to pre-employment drug and random drug and alcohol test

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.  

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