Software Engineer (Starship)

SpaceX

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Starbase, TXHawthorne, CABrownsville, TX
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148 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 · Software Engineer (Starship)

The Software Engineer (Starship) joins the Data and Operations Engineering team within the Starship Supply Chain group. This role involves owning the entire lifecycle of automations, applications, and data pipelines to support planning, procurement, supplier development, quality, material flow, and inventory. You will query, clean, and transform data to inform supply chain operations and develop tools that improve process indicators. Key technical requirements include proficiency in SQL, relational databases, and programming languages like Python or C#. Candidates should have experience with data orchestration tools such as Airflow, Prefect, or dbt, and libraries like Pandas, NumPy, and PyTorch. You will also utilize Git, CI/CD, and visualization tools like Power BI or Grafana to build dashboards and self-service platforms for non-technical stakeholders.

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What you'll do

  • Own the full lifecycle of projects from problem identification and architecture to implementation and monitoring.
  • Build and maintain automated data pipelines, applications, and software tools for the supply chain.
  • Query, clean, and transform data to provide actionable insights for all levels of the organization.
  • Develop and standardize key process indicators and other operational metrics to improve performance.
  • Design and deliver web apps, dashboards, and self-service platforms for non-technical stakeholders.
  • Collaborate with central software teams to define requirements, roadmaps, and shared software ecosystem visions.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, engineering, math, physics, or scientific discipline; OR 2+ years of professional experience building software or data pipelines in lieu of a degree.
  • 1+ years of experience in data engineering, data science, full stack development, or software engineering via project teams, research, internships, and/or professional experience.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
  • Must be able to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed to meet major milestones.
  • Must be able to travel up to 10% of the work week to other sites.
  • Must be able to work onsite at Starbase, TX.
  • Experience managing UNIX-like operating systems via the command line (preferred).
  • Strong proficiency with SQL and experience designing and querying relational databases (preferred).

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