Software Engineer, Engineering Simulation & Automation (Vehicle Engineering)
SpaceX
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This role pays less than 86% of similar roles. Most pay $155,487–$236,900 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $135k versus about $196k for comparable roles.
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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.
SpaceX currently has 604 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $130,000–$155,000 across 440 roles with salary data.
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Join the AI for Vehicle Engineering team as an ML Engineer specializing in surrogate modeling to accelerate complex physics and engineering simulations for SpaceX’s launch vehicles and spacecraft. Your role involves developing high-performance surrogate models using state-of-the-art techniques like Fourier Neural Operators (FNO) and other advanced architectures, working closely with hardware and simulation engineers to build scalable data pipelines and preprocess tens of thousands of high-fidelity simulation results. You will stay updated on the latest research in neural operators and physics-informed ML, implementing new methodologies as needed, while ensuring all AI systems are rigorously validated for accuracy and reliability. Ideal candidates have a background in computer science or engineering with experience in Python, deep learning frameworks like PyTorch or TensorFlow, and expertise in uncertainty quantification and active learning techniques.
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