This role pays less than
92%
of similar roles. Most pay
$167,250–$246,150
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$135k
versus about
$207k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About SpaceX
SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft with the mission of enabling humans to become a multi-planetary species. It operates the Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Starship launch vehicles, as well as the Starlink satellite internet constellation.
SpaceX currently has
604 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$130,000–$155,000
across 440 roles with salary data.
Join the Artificial Intelligence Software Engineering team at SpaceX as an AI Software Engineer focusing on vehicle engineering, where you will develop and train advanced AI/ML models to accelerate software development, avionics design, flight data analysis, logistics, and mission operations for launch vehicles and spacecraft. You will work with large datasets to create scalable machine learning pipelines, fine-tune foundation models like LLMs and vision systems, and build agentic engineering tools to enhance the efficiency of space hardware design and testing. Utilizing technologies such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX, MLflow, and Kubernetes, you will collaborate across departments to solve complex engineering challenges and ensure rigorous standards for AI model validation and deployment in support of SpaceX’s ambitious goals.