New Graduate Engineer, Software (Application Software)

SpaceX

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On-site
Location
Hawthorne, CA
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$125,000–$160,000 / yr
Posted
69 days ago
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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 851 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · New Graduate Engineer, Software (Application Software)

The New Graduate Engineer, Software (Application Software) joins the application software team to develop mission-critical applications that accelerate launch vehicle production and flight. This role involves developing highly reliable, real-time software, participating in architecture and code reviews, and managing experiments to prove key design concepts. You will build systems for rapid Starship reuse, next-generation manufacturing software for high-throughput factories, and platforms managing concurrent data streams for a global satellite constellation. The position requires proficiency in C, C++, Python, C#, or other object-oriented languages, along with knowledge of networking protocols like UDP and TCP/IP and distributed systems. You will solve complex problems involving concurrent data streams, manufacturing automation, and public-facing systems to support crewed launches and global internet services.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214500 from 1193 postings across 76 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Develop highly reliable, real-time software for mission-critical applications.
  • Lead and participate in architecture, design, and code reviews.
  • Develop prototypes and manage experiments to validate key design concepts.
  • Design and produce software to enable rapid build and reuse of Starship.
  • Create manufacturing software for high-throughput Starlink factories.
  • Build platforms to manage concurrent data streams from large satellite constellations.
  • Develop public-facing systems for global Starlink network access.
  • Plan and organize product development with engineers from other disciplines.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, or another STEM discipline.
  • Professional development experience in C, C++, Python, C# or another object oriented language.
  • Graduating in the class of 2026 or 2027.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible for Department of State authorization.
  • Willingness to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
  • Strong professional/project experience writing software in a production environment (preferred).
  • Developed, debugged and deployed software that has been used in real world applications/projects (preferred).
  • Experience with networking protocols and distributed systems (preferred).

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