Sr. Software Engineer

SR. SOFTWARE ENGINEER GROUND SEGMENT

The SpaceX Ground Segment team is responsible for mission-critical space-to-ground communications and tracking of our Falcon and Dragon vehicles. We design, build, and operate an Earth ground station network, including launch site and recovery RF communications and optical tracking. For NASA missions, the team is responsible for NASA mission control interfaces, including command, telemetry, voice, and video.

As a software engineer on the Ground Segment team, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and testing the software that is used to control SpaceX communications and tracking assets for Falcon and Dragon. You will develop projects through their full product life cycle. You will have the opportunity to work alongside operators in Mission Control. You will demonstrate extreme ownership of this software through a deep understanding of system requirements and interfaces while pushing to meet aggressive timelines. You will also closely collaborate with other disciplines and think at a system level to ensure a high level of reliability for mission-critical tracking and data on systems that include ones used in support of human sp...