The opportunity
SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.
What you'll do
Design, analysis, implementation of electromechanical control systems such as: solar array actuators, antenna gimbals, and high bandwidth active optics.
Design, analysis, implementation of satellite attitude control and momentum management systems.
Design, analysis, implementation of fluid and power system controls for the Starlink hall thrusters.
Optimal state estimation as applied to mechanical alignment and attitude determination.
Hardware performance specification and sizing, support for hardware iteration: and firmware bringup, design qualification, automated production screening, and performance monitoring in the fleet.
Development and maintenance of high fidelity simulations using C++, python,: matlab, integration of those simulations into collaborative analysis tools.
What they're looking for
- Implementation, validation, unit testing, and deployment of production: software (C++) pertinent to the systems described above.
- Provide engineering and data review support for hardware development, network level performance monitoring.
- Bachelor's degree in aerospace, physics or an engineering discipline.
- Software development experience in C++.