This role pays more than
55%
of similar roles. Most pay
$157,875–$222,000
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$192k
versus about
$190k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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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
680 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$130,000–$165,000
across 442 roles with salary data.
Sr. Software Engineer, Computer Vision joins the NDE & Materials Software team to accelerate manufacturing quality and efficiency through advanced AI models and scalable simulation. This technical leadership role involves owning end-to-end solutions for in-process monitoring, including developing computer vision models for real-time inspection and automated defect recognition. The engineer will build data pipelines with stream processing, integrate hardware sensors via sensor fusion, and manage model training, deployment, and monitoring. Key technologies include Python, C++, PyTorch, JAX, and OpenCV, alongside infrastructure tools like Ray Train/Serve, Kubeflow, Airflow, Docker, Kubernetes, and Prometheus. The role addresses critical non-destructive evaluation and materials engineering challenges for the Starship, Raptor, and Starlink programs. Candidates will also work with physics-informed neural networks and surrogate modeling to solve complex manufacturing problems within a production-scale environment.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214000 from 775 postings across 63 companies.
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