SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets. Backed by Kleiner Perkins, a16z and Founders Fund.
About the role
We are seeking a Software Engineer with strong professional Python and Linux experience to design, develop, and continuously improve software that keeps vehicles and spacecraft buildable, testable, and flyable. This role sits between physical hardware (flight sensors, instrumentation, and checkout equipment) and test and manufacturing operations.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor’s degree in an engineering, math, or scientific discipline OR 1+ years' professional experience coding in an object-oriented language (including internships, design/build/compete project teams)
- Minimum of 1+ years of professional software development experience with Python
More about this role
SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.
We are seeking a Software Engineer with strong professional Python and Linux experience to design, develop, and continuously improve software that keeps vehicles and spacecraft buildable, testable, and flyable. This role sits between physical hardware (flight sensors, instrumentation, and checkout equipment) and test and manufacturing operations. You will wrangle large amounts of data and use modern deployment practices to streamline hardware checkout and quality control, simplify test operations, ensure procedure traceability, and reduce recurring operational risk.
As a Software Engineer on the Test Engineering and Operations team, you will drive continuous improvement while eliminating recurring engineering and operational tasks. You will work directly with SpaceX engineers to discover their needs, rapidly learn new technologies and domains, and apply engineering judgment to build highly reliable,...
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