Software Engineer, Flight Software (Starlink)

Responsibilities

• Develop highly reliable autonomous software systems and testing for resilience, fault tolerance, and correctness.
• Design software for space vehicles and supporting ground systems.
• Build prototypes, analyze system metrics, and quantify technical constraints.
• Own software development from design and testing through release and flight operations.
• Provide technical leadership and drive continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, or another STEM discipline, or 2+ years of software development experience.
• Development experience in C, C++, Python, or similar programming languages.
• Preferred experience with fault-tolerant, distributed, or real-time systems.
• Preferred experience designing unit, integrated hardware-in-the-loop regression, and exploratory tests.
• Preferred knowledge of computer architecture, networks, physics, math, electronics, and Linux programming.
• Preferred skills in debugging, performance optimization, and performance testing.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, take initiative, communicate effectively, and adapt to changing requirements.
• Willingness to work extended hours and weekends when needed.
• Must satisfy applicable ITAR eligibility or authorization requirements.

Benefits

• Company stock or long-term cash awards may be available, along with potential discretionary bonuses and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, 401(k), disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, discounts, and other perks.
• Approximately three weeks of paid vacation and 10 or more paid holidays annually.
• Washington employees accrue paid sick time in compliance with state and federal law.
• Company shuttles provide roundtrip weekday transportation from select Seattle locations to the SpaceX Redmond office.