Senior Software Engineer, Beam Planning

SpaceX

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Work type
On-site
Location
Redmond, WAHawthorne, CAPalo Alto, CA
Salary
$165,000–$230,000 / yr
Posted
117 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

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This role $198k
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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.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Beam Planning

Sr. Software Engineer, Beam Planning (Starlink) joins the Starlink program as a member of the software and network engineering team. In this role, you will develop highly reliable, real-time software to determine which user, laser, and gateway beams should be formed for a low-latency, high-bandwidth satellite-based global network. You will manage the full software lifecycle, including development, testing, and support, while leading architecture reviews and building tools for data analysis, visualization, and test execution across virtualized and hardware-in-the-loop environments. The role requires proficiency in assembly, C, or C++. Preferred qualifications include experience with real-time rendering, game engine development, physics simulation, network topology, numerical optimization, graph theoretic approaches, and convex optimization. You will solve complex problems to optimize the utility of a large laser mesh network in orbit for global internet connectivity.

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What you'll do

  • Develop real-time software to determine optimal beam formations for high-bandwidth satellite networks.
  • Lead architecture design and conduct comprehensive code reviews.
  • Build prototypes and manage experiments to validate key design concepts.
  • Create tools for data analysis, visualization, and test execution across multiple environments.
  • Manage the full software lifecycle including development, testing, and production support.
  • Develop software for virtualized hardware, real hardware-in-the-loop simulations, and on-orbit testing.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or STEM discipline and 5+ years of professional software development experience.
  • 7+ years of professional software development experience in lieu of a degree.
  • Development experience in assembly, C, or C++.
  • Knowledgeable in real-time rendering, game engine development, physics simulation, or other high-performance computing (preferred).
  • Knowledgeable in network topology, numerical optimization, graph theory, or convex optimization (preferred).
  • Experience developing, debugging, and deploying software for real-world applications (preferred).
  • Experience with distributed systems and internet services (preferred).
  • Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, or eligible for required export control authorizations.

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