Senior Software Engineer, HITL

SpaceX

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Work type
On-site
Location
Hawthorne, CA
Salary
$165,000–$265,000 / yr
Posted
57 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 · Senior Software Engineer, HITL

As a Sr. Software Engineer, HITL - Top Secret Clearance in Special Programs, you will design, develop, and test an in-house solution for analysis, simulation, and prototyping of software to support flight systems. You will have full ownership of new features in a scalable, high-performance application used to control and test flight systems. Your daily responsibilities include implementing automated testing for hardware in the loop and hardware out of the loop software, developing full-stack solutions for vehicle subsystems, and contributing to CI/CD infrastructure. You will utilize Python, C++, Java, JavaScript, Lit, React, and Redux. Additional tools include Bamboo, Ansible, Jenkins, Grafana, Elasticsearch, Docker, Kubernetes, Linux, and databases like Postgres, MySQL, or Oracle to solve complex software and hardware development challenges.

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What you'll do

  • Design and implement automated testing for hardware in the loop (HITL) and hardware out of the loop (HOOTL) software.
  • Develop full-stack solutions to manage automated testing of vehicle subsystems using simulation and flight software.
  • Contribute to the development and maintenance of test automation and CI/CD infrastructure.
  • Design, develop, and test key aspects of an in-house solution for analysis, simulation, and prototyping of flight systems software.
  • Take full ownership of new features in a scalable, high-performance application used to control and test flight systems.
  • Perform debugging, performance optimization, and data throughput analysis for critical software systems.
  • Maintain high standards of software excellence and best practices across all development tasks.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, or an engineering discipline.
  • 5+ years of experience in software development using languages such as Python, C++, or Java.
  • 3+ years of experience with automated testing of hardware in the loop (HITL) or hardware out of the loop (HOOTL) software.
  • 3+ years of experience with test automation and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Security Clearance.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee (or eligible for Department of State authorization).
  • Professional experience in full-stack development of production web applications (preferred).
  • Experience with JavaScript libraries such as Lit, React, and Redux (preferred).

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