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
Create highly reliable software systems that control hundreds of satellites in low earth orbit
Leverage software design to improve satellite constellation performance,: security, and availability to meet the needs of a wide range of users
See your software through from start to finish: from figuring out the core needs to prototyping, developing, and testing; to on-orbit rollout and beyond
Work with interdisciplinary teams to brainstorm, design, and build the next: generation of satellite capabilities, from cutting-edge sensors and inter-satellite lasers to space-based cloud compute
Write high quality Linux-based C++ software for common processors and micro: controllers (e.g. ARM, PowerPC, x86, etc.)
Implement networking technologies to direct data across a variety of: satellites, ground operations centers, and users
What they're looking for
- Build automated ground-based software systems that integrate smart data: processing with command and control of the satellites
- Develop models and simulations for flight-like vehicle software testing,: network performance analysis, or research & development projects
- Develop tools that allow for test execution across multiple environments: virtualized hardware, real hardware-in-the-loop, and even vehicle-in-the-loop testing
- Invent new systems that enable more frequent and reliable software: deployment, test execution, and data analysis as part of a continuous integration and release system
