The OT Systems Engineer implements and supports backend infrastructure for SpaceX's controls and industrial software platforms across launch, manufacturing, and commodities generation sites, balancing legacy systems with modernization using virtualization, VDI, GitOps, edge compute, and network redundancy to build secure ICS environments.
Supports SpaceX personnel and systems as a Windows Systems Engineer, designing, deploying, and maintaining enterprise Microsoft platforms and Linux/networking infrastructure while scripting automation and working within cleared, air-gapped environments.
Designs, deploys, and troubleshoots enterprise wireless networks at SpaceX's Starbase site, including access point placement, wireless surveys, hardware inventory, and network health monitoring using Cisco WLC/DNA Center and Ekahau.
Leads a team designing and maintaining hardware test systems for SpaceX Starshield satellites, validating electrical, RF, and software components. Creates modular Python software to automate manufacturing tests and works with design and manufacturing engineers on flight hardware.
Leads a team of Physical Security Hardware Specialists to deliver and maintain physical security technology-access control, CCTV/VMS, and intrusion detection-across SpaceX facilities. Manages projects, vendors, and staff while overseeing enterprise security programs in Palo Alto, CA.
Leads a team of software engineers who build and maintain SpaceX's mission-critical finance applications, owning the system roadmap and providing technical leadership. Uses object-oriented back-end languages, JavaScript front-end frameworks, and databases such as PostgreSQL and SQL Server to support financial operations.
Leads a team of software engineers at SpaceX, owning roadmap and delivery of mission-critical manufacturing and production applications for Starship and Starlink using object-oriented languages, web frameworks, and databases.
Lead a team of software engineers building mission-critical applications for SpaceX's manufacturing, supply chain, and Starlink operations. Combines people management and technical leadership using object-oriented languages, web frameworks, and databases to support rapid vehicle production and satellite internet growth.
Lead Software Engineer for SpaceX's Starshield program, designing and building test software infrastructure to validate satellite components and ground stations. Day-to-day work involves Python development, hardware automation, and technical leadership of a cross-disciplinary test team.
Lead Software Engineer on SpaceX's Build Reliability team, managing engineers and owning the full software lifecycle for manufacturing quality control, product traceability, and reusability tools across Falcon, Dragon, and Starship. Stack includes Python, C#/.NET, Go, Java, Angular/React, and PostgreSQL/SQL Server.
Manages a team of IT engineers designing, building, and operating enterprise compute, virtualization, and storage platforms (servers, hypervisors, NAS/SAN/object storage) supporting SpaceX engineering, production, and mission workloads, with hands-on architecture, capacity planning, and automation responsibilities.
Manages software engineering teams that build and support SpaceX's mission-critical finance applications, including ERP integrations, financial data pipelines, and reporting systems, using full-stack web technologies and languages such as Python, C#, .NET, Go, or Java.
The Network Security Engineer implements and operates security for SpaceX corporate and enterprise networks, hands-on with firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, access controls, and risk assessment while maintaining security systems in production.
New graduate software engineers at SpaceX design, test, and integrate reliable autonomous flight and vehicle software, working with cross-disciplinary teams on launch systems and reusable rockets. Core work uses systems programming languages such as C++ and Rust.
Develops mission-critical, real-time application software for SpaceX launch vehicle production, flight operations, and Starlink systems. Participates in architecture and code reviews, builds prototypes, and collaborates across engineering teams using C, C++, Python, or C#.
Designs and builds security-critical software for SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet system, including user routers, dishes, gateways, and satellites. Uses Python, C++, and Golang across applied cryptography, network security, and operating system security.
Designs and implements software and firmware for SpaceX's next-generation avionics systems, including bring-up, validation, testing, and operational support of flight hardware/software. Core technologies include C/C++, microcontrollers, Linux, and bash scripting.
New graduate software engineer who designs, develops, and tests flight control and simulation software for SpaceX's Starship vehicle, working across application, operating system, networking, firmware, and simulation layers.
As a software engineer on SpaceX's Starship team, you design, develop, and test software that controls and simulates flight systems, working across application, operating-system, networking, firmware, and simulation layers alongside hardware engineers. The role centers on C++, Rust, real-time embedded systems, and distributed computing.
SpaceX Operations Engineer for Applied AI, partnering with internal Sales, Product, and Engineering teams to design and implement LLM-powered solutions. The role involves building prototypes, advising on system architecture for large language models, and supporting end-to-end AI integration while prioritizing safety and responsible deployment.
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