Data Engineer

SpaceX

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Bastrop, TXHawthorne, CA
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110 days ago
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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.

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TL;DR · Data Engineer

JOB TITLE: Data Engineer (Starlink) As a Data Engineer on the Starlink Enterprise team, you will improve data hygiene and quality across go-to-market systems to support the world’s largest satellite constellation. You will build integrations and AI agents that transform messy inputs into actionable insights for sales, channel, and reseller operations. Your daily work involves identifying duplicate or stale records, implementing validation and enrichment, and developing Model Context Protocol servers to connect AI assistants like Grok to internal systems. You will design and ship AI-powered automations to accelerate lead-to-revenue cycles while monitoring agent performance. The role requires proficiency in Python, SQL, and modern data tooling. You must possess the skills to manage CRM data quality, design APIs, and build LLM-powered applications within a complex systems architecture.

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What you'll do

  • Improve data hygiene by identifying and remediating bad, missing, or duplicate records in go-to-market systems.
  • Build integrations between internal tools and external systems to ensure clean data flow and reduce manual re-entry.
  • Develop Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers to connect AI assistants to internal and external go-to-market systems.
  • Design, ship, and iterate AI agents that power Starlink Enterprise go-to-market workflows.
  • Contribute to AI-powered applications and automations that accelerate lead-to-revenue cycles.
  • Instrument data quality and agent performance with monitoring systems and feedback loops to catch regressions.
  • Create reusable tools, checks, and documentation to maintain data quality and extend AI agents.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, data science, physics, mathematics, or another STEM discipline.
  • 1+ years of professional data engineering or software engineering experience, including internships.
  • 1+ years of development experience in Python or another modern programming language like SQL.
  • Experience improving CRM data quality, including deduping, enrichment, and validation rules (preferred).
  • Experience building AI agents, LLM-powered applications, or tool-using assistants integrated with business systems (preferred).
  • Experience designing APIs, webhooks, or integration layers to connect heterogeneous systems (preferred).
  • Experience with SQL and modern data tooling, including exposure to Grok or comparable LLM developer tooling (preferred).
  • Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible for Department of State authorization.

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