About the position
At SpaceX we’re leveraging our experience in building rockets and spacecraft to deploy Starlink, the world’s most advanced broadband internet system. Starlink is the world’s largest satellite constellation and is providing fast, reliable internet to 6M+ users worldwide. We design, build, test, and operate all parts of the system – thousands of satellites, consumer receivers that allow users to connect within minutes of unboxing, and the software that brings it all together. We’ve only begun to scratch the surface of Starlink’s potential global impact and are looking for the world’s best engineers to help maximize Starlink’s utility for communities and businesses around the globe. As a Beam Planning Software Engineer on the Starlink program, you will be solving challenges that improve our ability to fully utilize the hardware we have deployed. Our goal is to provide customers with the best possible satellite internet experience, often providing under-served communities with affordable, life-changing broadband internet access. Our software engineers are responsible for the complete lifecycle of the software they create, including development, testing, and support. We expect our engineers to close the feedback loop between software design and real-world performance. In this role, your software will have a meaningful and measurable impact on the world.
Responsibilities
- Develop highly reliable, real-time software that determines which beams (user, laser, gateway, etc) should be formed in order to provide the best possible user experience for our low-latency, high-bandwidth satellite-based global network.
- Participate in and lead architecture, design, and code reviews.
- Develop prototypes and manage experiments to prove out key design concepts.
- Develop tools for software development and deployment, data analysis and visualization, and test execution across multiple environments, including virtualized hardware environments, real hardware-in-the-loop simulations, and on-orbit testing.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, or STEM discipline and 5+ years of professional experience in software development experience; OR 7+ years of professional experience in software development in lieu of a degree.
- Development experience in assembly, C, or C++.
Nice-to-haves
- Knowledgeable in real-time rendering, game engine development, physics simulation, or other real-time, resource-constrained, high-performance computing.
- Knowledgeable in network topology, numerical optimization techniques, graph theoretic approaches, or convex optimization.
- Developed, debugged, and deployed software that has been used in real world applications/projects.
- Creative approach to problem solving, exceptional analytical skills, and engineering fundamentals.
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
- Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment with changing needs and requirements.
- Experience with distributed systems and internet services.
Benefits
- Pay range: Software Engineer /Senior: $160,000.00 - $220,000.00/per year
- Long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, 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.
- 3 weeks of paid vacation.
- 10 or more paid holidays per year.
- 5 days of sick leave per year.
- Company shuttles offered for round trip travel from select Seattle locations to the SpaceX Redmond office Monday to Friday.
