SpaceX

1 month ago

Software Engineer, Beam Planning (Starlink)

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Last checked: 7 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Develop real-time beam planning software for the Starlink network, enabling low-latency, high-bandwidth satellite communication. Contribute to architecture and design reviews, run experiments to validate concepts, and build tools for deployment, data analysis, and testing across virtualized and on-orbit environments.

Location: Redmond, Palo Alto

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

•Develop highly reliable, real-time software that determines which beams (user, laser, gateway, etc) should be formed in order to provide the best possible user experience for our low-latency, high-bandwidth satellite-based global network.
•Participate in and lead architecture, design, and code reviews.
•Develop prototypes and manage experiments to prove out key design concepts.
•Develop tools for software development and deployment, data analysis and visualization, and test execution across multiple environments, including virtualized hardware environments, real hardware-in-the-loop simulations, and on-orbit testing.
•Close the feedback loop between software design and real-world performance to ensure impactful solutions.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 125,000 - 175,000 annually

Equity and Bonus:Equity

Perks:MedicalVisionDental401kPaid LeaveHolidaysParental LeaveDisabilityLife InsuranceEquity

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, or science discipline; OR 2+ years of professional experience in software development in lieu of a degree (internship experience is applicable).
•Development experience in assembly, C, or C++.
•Knowledgeable in real-time rendering, game engine development, physics simulation, or other real-time, resource-constrained, high-performance computing.
•Knowledgeable in network topology, numerical optimization techniques, graph theoretic approaches, or convex optimization.
•Developed, debugged, and deployed software that has been used in real world applications/projects.

Experience:SpaceAerospaceSatellite

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:CC++AssemblyReal-timeDistributed systemsNetworkingOptimizationGraphicsSoftware development

Languages:English

Tech Stack:CC++AssemblyReal-timeDistributed systemsInternet services

Eligibility

Nationality:US National

Security Clearance:ITAR

Company Brief

SpaceX

Designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft for commercial and government customers, aiming to reduce space transportation costs and enable human life on Mars through reusable launch vehicles and integrated space systems.

Industry: Aerospace Manufacturing

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Growth: Established Company

Valuation: Hectocorn (USD 100B+)

Funding: Series E+

Headquarters: Hawthorne, United States

Founded: 2002

Glassdoor: 4.2

Website LinkedIn

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SpaceX

1 month ago

Software Engineer, Beam Planning (Starlink)

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 7 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: Redmond, Palo Alto

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

•Develop highly reliable, real-time software that determines which beams (user, laser, gateway, etc) should be formed in order to provide the best possible user experience for our low-latency, high-bandwidth satellite-based global network.
•Participate in and lead architecture, design, and code reviews.
•Develop prototypes and manage experiments to prove out key design concepts.
•Develop tools for software development and deployment, data analysis and visualization, and test execution across multiple environments, including virtualized hardware environments, real hardware-in-the-loop simulations, and on-orbit testing.
•Close the feedback loop between software design and real-world performance to ensure impactful solutions.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 125,000 - 175,000 annually

Equity and Bonus:Equity

Perks:MedicalVisionDental401kPaid LeaveHolidaysParental LeaveDisabilityLife InsuranceEquity

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, or science discipline; OR 2+ years of professional experience in software development in lieu of a degree (internship experience is applicable).
•Development experience in assembly, C, or C++.
•Knowledgeable in real-time rendering, game engine development, physics simulation, or other real-time, resource-constrained, high-performance computing.
•Knowledgeable in network topology, numerical optimization techniques, graph theoretic approaches, or convex optimization.
•Developed, debugged, and deployed software that has been used in real world applications/projects.

Experience:SpaceAerospaceSatellite

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:CC++AssemblyReal-timeDistributed systemsNetworkingOptimizationGraphicsSoftware development

Languages:English

Tech Stack:CC++AssemblyReal-timeDistributed systemsInternet services

Eligibility

Nationality:US National

Security Clearance:ITAR

Company Brief

SpaceX

Industry: Aerospace Manufacturing

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Growth: Established Company

Valuation: Hectocorn (USD 100B+)

Funding: Series E+

Headquarters: Hawthorne, United States

Founded: 2002

Glassdoor: 4.2

Website LinkedIn