Senior Software Engineer, Components Test

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Hawthorne, CA
Salary: $165,000–$230,000 / yr
Posted: 152 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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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The Sr. Software Engineer, Components Test (Starshield) joins the Starshield Test team to develop test and manufacture processes for advanced spacecraft components. This role involves designing and building test software infrastructure from the ground up to validate flight components, including inertial control devices and network hardware, for performance in extreme environments. You will develop modular, reusable automation software to interact with flight hardware, test equipment, and production documentation systems. Key responsibilities include creating custom automation solutions using embedded electronics, developing algorithms to analyze complex test data, and troubleshooting existing infrastructure. Required technical skills include proficiency in C, C++, or Python, along with experience in full stack software development. The work focuses on ensuring mission success for government-use satellites through rigorous quality checks and engineering design verification.

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Python C C++ Linux Windows TCP/IP UDP VLAN CAN bus SPI I2C Modbus VISA GPIB Agile Version Control Signal Processing Numerical Analysis

What you'll do

Develop modular, reusable test and automation software in Python for manufacturing and engineering design verification.
Write automation software to interact with flight hardware, test equipment, instrumentation, and production documentation systems.
Create custom automation solutions for engineering and manufacturing challenges using embedded electronics and innovative hardware.
Develop algorithms to analyze complex test data to determine if components meet acceptance criteria.
Maintain and troubleshoot existing automation infrastructure to identify and correct root causes of failures.
Define and implement project plans and manage milestones to ensure reliable test systems are delivered to production.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or STEM and 5+ years of software development experience.
7+ years of professional software development experience in lieu of a degree.
Development experience in C, C++, or Python; or full stack software development experience.
Extensive knowledge of Linux and Windows operating systems (preferred).
Experience with networking protocols, configuration management, version control, continuous integration, and agile development (preferred).
Experience automating processes for manufacturing yields, interdisciplinary software development, and control feedback loop design (preferred).
Extensive knowledge of digital and analog interfaces and experience troubleshooting software-hardware interactions (preferred).
Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible for Department of State authorization.

Senior Software Engineer, Components

SpaceX

Hawthorne, CA 33 days ago $165,000–$265,000

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