# Sr. AI Engineer, Supercomputing, Special Programs - Top Secret Clearance at SpaceX

- Company: SpaceX
- What the company does: 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.
- Company website: https://www.spacex.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Hawthorne, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-02
- Apply by: 2026-11-16
- Apply: https://boards.greenhouse.io/spacex/jobs/8865268002?gh_jid=8865268002&utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/spacex-sr-ai-engineer-compute-infrastructure-special-programs-top-secret-clearan-2/

## About the role

As a Sr. AI Engineer on Special Programs Supercomputing you will build the tooling, and work with our cleared engineers at classified sites execute it. The quality of what you build directly determines how effectively those engineers can operate in environments where they cannot call you for help. Your tooling must be deterministic, complete, well-tested, and foolproof. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor's degree in computer science, mathematics, computer engineering, physics, data science, or engineering discipline
- 5+ years of experience in Go Lang and/or Python
- 5+ years of experience working with Kubernetes or similar tooling for automating, developing and scaling containerized applications
- Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed
- 20% travel may be required to government sites

Tags: Starshield AI Engineering

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