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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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The Mission Integration Engineer, AI (Starshield) joins the data applications team within Special Programs to build mission-critical AI solutions for government use. This role involves driving the development of core applications, identifying pain points, and scoping product specifications to deliver end-to-end software. You will build full-stack solutions for scalable AI content interaction, develop prototypes to quantify technical constraints, and enhance model performance through system prompt tuning or fine-tuning. Key responsibilities include creating immersive earth observation experiences and managing RAG pipelines. Required technical skills include Python, Javascript libraries like React, Angular, and Redux. Preferred experience involves Linux server environments, Kubernetes, Vector databases, and image data processing. The work focuses on earth observation, communications, and hosted payloads within a secure, scalable deployment framework for national security.
Satellite Command and Control
Ground Segment Architecture
Network Architecture
IP Networking
Switching
Routing
Machine Learning
Large Language Models
Data Processing
Compute Infrastructure
Interface Control Documentation
Electrical Engineering
Spacecraft Mission Design
Space System Command and Control
Network Architecture
IP Networking
Switching
Routing
Electrical Engineering
Payload Integration
Compute Infrastructure
Data Processing
System Design
Interface Control Documentation
Infrastructure Deployment
Mission Planning
Systems Engineering
Mission Integration
High-Assurance Systems
Security Engineering
Technical Program Management
Accreditation and Authorization
Technical Writing
ITAR
Certification
Python
TypeScript
Machine Learning
AI
APIs
Terraform
Pulumi
infrastructure-as-code
Fine-tuning
Model Evaluation
HTTP
Data Science
SDKs
Scalable Systems