Sr. Software Engineer (Vehicle Engineering)

SpaceX
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Collaboration","Problem-solving","Communication","Teamwork","Attention to detail"]

Senior AI software engineer focusing on building and deploying AI/ML solutions for SpaceX vehicle engineering. You will train internal engineering models, develop agentic AI systems, and scale ML pipelines to accelerate design and testing of space hardware, contributing to Falcon/Starship programs and Mars ambitions.

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SpaceX
SpaceX
4 months ago

Sr. Software Engineer (Vehicle Engineering)

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Job Summary

Senior AI software engineer focusing on building and deploying AI/ML solutions for SpaceX vehicle engineering. You will train internal engineering models, develop agentic AI systems, and scale ML pipelines to accelerate design and testing of space hardware, contributing to Falcon/Starship programs and Mars ambitions.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design and train highly reliable, scalable AI/ML models that empower engineers across all SpaceX departments
  • •Design agentic AI systems and multi-agent workflows to perform engineering tasks
  • •Build and optimize large-scale machine learning training pipelines to create next-generation AI applications
  • •Develop and fine-tune foundation models (LLMs, vision models, multimodal systems) for high-impact SpaceX use cases
  • •Create production-grade AI tools for data analysis, anomaly detection, predictive modeling, and automated decision-making

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceVisionDental401kEquityPaid LeaveLife InsuranceDisability Insurance

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in computer science, data science, engineering, math, or physics; OR 4+ years of professional experience building and training AI/ML systems in lieu of a degree
  • •5+ years of AI software engineering experience focusing on model training, fine-tuning, and ML systems
  • •5+ years of programming experience in Python
  • •Strong hands-on experience in AI software engineering with model training, fine-tuning, and ML systems (preferred)
  • •Experience training and fine-tuning large language models (LLMs) at scale
Experience:5+ yearsAISpacecraftAerospaceAI software engineering
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CollaborationProblem-solvingCommunicationTeamworkAttention to detail
Languages:English
Tech Stack:PythonPyTorchTensorFlowJAXDockerKubernetesMLflowWeights & BiasesLinux

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
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