Wi-Fi Software Engineer

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Bastrop, TX
Posted: 23 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
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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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As a Wi-Fi Software Engineer (Starlink), you will join the team responsible for delivering an end-to-end customer experience for the world’s most advanced broadband internet system. You will drive the Wi-Fi software and product roadmap, optimize kernel-level system performance, and improve Wi-Fi mesh performance. Your daily work involves collaborating with RF and EE engineers to enhance testing procedures for both hardware and software while mentoring other engineers. You will build new tools for continuous integration, release systems, and data analysis. The role requires proficiency in C, C++, Golang, and Python, alongside expertise in the IEEE 802.11 standard, networking protocols like UDP and TCP/IP, and Linux bridge internals. You will solve complex problems involving embedded software for networking equipment, network stack internals, and security issues within distributed systems and internet services.

Skills

Wi-Fi C C++ IEEE 802.11 TCP/IP UDP Embedded Systems Python Golang IPv4 IPv6 DHCP Network Stack hostAP Kernel Modules

What you'll do

Drive the Wi-Fi software and product roadmap.
Debug and optimize kernel-level system performance.
Improve Wi-Fi mesh performance for Starlink systems.
Develop new tools for automated software deployment, test execution, and data analysis.
Create continuous integration and release systems to ensure reliable deployments.
Collaborate with RF and EE engineers to improve hardware and software testing procedures.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or STEM discipline and 1+ years of professional experience; or 3+ years of experience in lieu of degree.
At least 1 year of development experience in C or C++.
Experience with the IEEE 802.11 wireless standard and networking protocols like UDP and TCP/IP.
Experience working on embedded software for networking equipment.
Strong fundamental knowledge of networks, embedded systems, math, and physics (preferred).
Knowledge of DHCP, IPv4, IPv6, Linux bridge, network stack internals, and experience with kernel modules and drivers (preferred).
Experience with Golang, Python, and hostAP (preferred).
Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, or eligible for required export control authorizations.