Software Engineer (Starship)

SpaceX•Hawthorne, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Software Engineer will join SpaceX’s Starship Supply Chain Data and Operations Engineering team, which builds data pipelines, improves processes, and develops tools and automation for the supply chain supporting Starfactory and Starship launches. The role involves owning challenging problems end-to-end and delivering solutions that help the organization operate and advance its goals. Aerospace experience is not required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, data science, engineering, mathematics, physics, or a scientific discipline; or at least 2 years of professional experience building software or data pipelines in lieu of a degree.
At least 1 year of experience in data engineering, data science, full-stack development, or software engineering through a project team, research, internships, or professional experience.
Must be able to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed to meet major milestones.
Must be able to travel; up to 10% work-week travel may be required to other sites.
Must meet applicable U.S. Government export-control eligibility requirements, including qualifying U.S. citizenship or immigration status, or eligibility to obtain required authorizations.

Nice To Haves

Experience managing UNIX-like operating systems via the command line.
Strong proficiency with SQL and experience designing and querying relational databases.
Experience building and maintaining data pipelines and ETL processes.
Experience with data orchestration tools such as Airflow, Prefect, or dbt.
Programming experience in Python, C#, or similar languages.
Experience with data analysis and machine learning libraries such as Pandas, NumPy, and PyTorch.
Experience with data visualization and business intelligence tools such as Power BI, Grafana, Metabase, or Tableau.
Experience developing web apps, dashboards, or self-service platforms for non-technical stakeholders.
Experience with version control (Git), CI/CD, testing, and monitoring.
Strong understanding of data quality, statistical analysis, and data visualization best practices.

Responsibilities

Own automations, applications, and data pipelines.
Own projects through the full lifecycle: problem identification, solution ideation, architecture, implementation, adoption, monitoring, and iteration.
Query, clean, and transform data to inform and focus supply chain employees and senior executives.
Collaborate with central software teams on the software ecosystem vision, project requirements, roadmaps, and implementation details.
Develop, standardize, and continuously improve key process indicators and other operational metrics.

Benefits

Potential eligibility for long-term incentives in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards.
Potential discretionary bonuses.
Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
Access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
Short- and long-term disability insurance.
Life insurance.
Paid parental leave.
Various other discounts and perks.
Accrual of 3 weeks of paid vacation.
Eligibility for 10 or more paid holidays per year.
Paid sick leave pursuant to company policy.