Software Engineer, HITL - Top Secret Clearance

SpaceX

Quick summary

Work type: On-site
Location: Hawthorne, CA
Salary: $125,000–$150,000 / yr
Posted: today

Market check

Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $176k

This role $138k

$114k most similar roles pay here $231k

This role pays less than 81% of similar roles. Most pay $142,400–$209,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $138k versus about $176k 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.

Most-posted roles

View all roles at SpaceX

At a glance

TL;DR · Software Engineer, HITL - Top Secret Clearance

Apply Now Log in to save

As a Software Engineer in Special Programs at SpaceX, you will join a dedicated team to design and develop critical software solutions for analysis, simulation, and prototyping of flight systems. Your day-to-day responsibilities include creating automated testing frameworks for hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) and hardware-out-of-the-loop (HOOTL) scenarios, developing full-stack applications to manage vehicle subsystem tests, and contributing to CI/CD infrastructure. You will work with Python, C++, Java, JavaScript libraries like Lit, React, and Redux, as well as tools such as Jenkins, Ansible, Grafana, and PostgreSQL. This role requires a Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field, 1+ years of software development experience, and top-secret clearance to support SpaceX's mission-critical systems at scale.

Skills

Python C++ Java CI/CD Bamboo Ansible Jenkins Grafana Elasticsearch Postgres MySQL Oracle React Redux Lit

What you'll do

Design and implement automated testing for HITL and HOOTL software.
Develop full-stack solutions to manage automated testing of vehicle subsystems.
Contribute to the maintenance and improvement of CI/CD infrastructure.
Ensure deliverables meet target design criteria through rigorous testing.
Maintain high standards of excellence in all aspects of development.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, or engineering discipline.
1+ years of software development experience using Python, C++, or Java.
Experience with automated testing for HITL and HOOTL software.
Proficiency in test automation and CI/CD pipeline implementation.
Full-stack development experience for production web applications.

Save